Liiv Speech At 23 Bspc

HELCOM Baltic SeaHarry LiivAction PlanHELCOM Chair-implementation reportEstonian Chairmanship of HELCOMJuly 2014 - June 2016Baltic Sea Action PlanWhere are we with the implementation?Accomplished Ongoing To be startedNot affected by eutrophicationEutrophication inAffected by eutrophication2007-2011:Still a lot of work to doOxygen depleted area isgreater than ever-18% -16%Reduction of inputs between1994 and 2010Country AllocatedReductions/ country(Rteodnunectsi/oynesa rT)a rgets,Bothnian Bay2013(tonnes/year) P 330 + 26Bothnian SeaN 2430 + 600P 3790N 10380Gulf of FinlandP 530N 9240 P 320N 1800Gulf of RigaP 220N 1670KattegatP 38Baltic ProperP 1470UNECE N 18720N 2890N 8970Danish Straits Shipping N 6930P 800P 110 + 60 P 7480 N 3320N 7170 + 500 N 43610Benefits of protecting theBaltic exceed the costs by1-2,2 billion €/yearCosts2,8 billion €/yearBenefits3,8-5 billion €/year4%of species and27%of biotopesare in danger ofextinction60 000Terrestrial area of BSPAs 11.7%50 00010.3%Baltic Sea Marine area of BSPAs40 000Protected Areas7.0%30 0003.9% 5.5%already cover 12%20 000of marine area10 0000Manuel Frias)2mk(aerARegional Action Plan for Marine Litter to address one ofthe biggest threats to marine biodiversity worldwideZooplankton(Bosmina coregonimaritima) withingested fluorescentmicro beadsSource: Sëtälä et al.2014Regional pollution response exercise calledHELCOM BALEX DELTA 2011/Bornholm, Denmark(photo by Juris Skrube, Latvia)photo by Juris Skrube, LatviaRegional Roadmap for GreenShipping and Alternative FuelsBaltic NOx Emission Control AreaBaltic Special Area for sewage