HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan
HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan - implementation report
Harry Liiv HELCOM Chair
Estonian Chairmanship of HELCOM July 2014 - June 2016
Baltic Sea Action Plan
Where are we with the implementation?
Accomplished
Ongoing
To be started
Not affected by eutrophication Affected by eutrophication
Eutrophication in 2007-2011: Still a lot of work to do
Oxygen depleted area is greater than ever
-18%
-16%
Reduction of inputs between 1994 and 2010
Country Allocated Reductions/ country (tonnes/year) Reductions Targets,
Bothnian Bay
2013
(tonnes/year)
Bothnian Sea
P 330 + 26 N 2430 + 600 P 3790 N 10380 Gulf of Finland
P 530 N 9240
P 320 N 1800
Gulf of Riga
P 220 N 1670
Kattegat
P 38 N 2890 Danish Straits
P 110 + 60 N 7170 + 500
Baltic Proper
UNECE N 18720 Shipping N 6930 P 7480 N 43610
P 1470 N 8970 P 800 N 3320
Benefits of protecting the Baltic exceed the costs by 1-2,2 billion €/year
Costs
Benefits
3,8-5 billion €/year
2,8 billion €/year
4% 27% of species and
of biotopes are in danger of extinction
60 000
Terrestrial area of BSPAs
Area (km2)
Baltic Sea Protected Areas already cover 12% of marine area
50 000
10.3%
Marine area of BSPAs
11.7%
40 000
7.0% 30 000
3.9%
5.5%
20 000 10 000 0
Manuel Frias
Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter to address one of the biggest threats to marine biodiversity worldwide
Zooplankton (Bosmina coregoni maritima) with ingested fluorescent micro beads Source: Sëtälä et al. 2014
Regional pollution response exercise called HELCOM BALEX DELTA 2011/Bornholm, Denmark (photo by Juris Skrube, Latvia)
photo by Juris Skrube, Latvia
Regional Roadmap for Green Shipping and Alternative Fuels Baltic NOx Emission Control Area Baltic Special Area for sewage
Harry Liiv HELCOM Chair
Estonian Chairmanship of HELCOM July 2014 - June 2016
Baltic Sea Action Plan
Where are we with the implementation?
Accomplished
Ongoing
To be started
Not affected by eutrophication Affected by eutrophication
Eutrophication in 2007-2011: Still a lot of work to do
Oxygen depleted area is greater than ever
-18%
-16%
Reduction of inputs between 1994 and 2010
Country Allocated Reductions/ country (tonnes/year) Reductions Targets,
Bothnian Bay
2013
(tonnes/year)
Bothnian Sea
P 330 + 26 N 2430 + 600 P 3790 N 10380 Gulf of Finland
P 530 N 9240
P 320 N 1800
Gulf of Riga
P 220 N 1670
Kattegat
P 38 N 2890 Danish Straits
P 110 + 60 N 7170 + 500
Baltic Proper
UNECE N 18720 Shipping N 6930 P 7480 N 43610
P 1470 N 8970 P 800 N 3320
Benefits of protecting the Baltic exceed the costs by 1-2,2 billion €/year
Costs
Benefits
3,8-5 billion €/year
2,8 billion €/year
4% 27% of species and
of biotopes are in danger of extinction
60 000
Terrestrial area of BSPAs
Area (km2)
Baltic Sea Protected Areas already cover 12% of marine area
50 000
10.3%
Marine area of BSPAs
11.7%
40 000
7.0% 30 000
3.9%
5.5%
20 000 10 000 0
Manuel Frias
Regional Action Plan for Marine Litter to address one of the biggest threats to marine biodiversity worldwide
Zooplankton (Bosmina coregoni maritima) with ingested fluorescent micro beads Source: Sëtälä et al. 2014
Regional pollution response exercise called HELCOM BALEX DELTA 2011/Bornholm, Denmark (photo by Juris Skrube, Latvia)
photo by Juris Skrube, Latvia
Regional Roadmap for Green Shipping and Alternative Fuels Baltic NOx Emission Control Area Baltic Special Area for sewage
