Organisations involved

We are all affected by the future of our sea, and therefore,
we should all come together and do what we can to save it.

There are several initiatives and organisations set up to work
specifically to improve the state of the Baltic Sea.

Here is a list of organisations working to improve the Baltic Sea environment.
Have a look on their websites to see if they have events organised in your area:

Helcom - The Baltic Sea Action Plan

The Helsinki Commission, or HELCOM, works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental co-operation between Denmark, Estonia, the European Community, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden. Its Baltic Sea Action Plan is a programme aimed at restoring the good ecological status of the Baltic marine environment by 2021.

Read more here: www.helcom.fi

Baltic Sea 2020

A private, independent foundation aimed at stimulating concrete measures that improve the environmental quality of the Baltic Sea. The assets of the foundation will finance projects that are creative, innovative and improve knowledge of the Baltic Sea until 2020.

Read more here: www.balticsea2020.org

Baltic Sea Region Programme 2007-2013

A European Union initiative that works to promote regional development through transnational cooperation between eleven countries around the Baltic Sea. The objective is to "make the Baltic Sea region an attractive place to invest, work and live in."

Read more here: eu.baltic.net

The Baltic Sea Project

The Baltic Sea Project is an international network among schools for a better environment in the Baltic catchment area.

Read more here: www.b-s-p.org

Coalition Clean Baltic

A cooperation of non-governmental environmental organizations from the countries of the Baltic Sea Region working to protect and improve the Baltic Sea environment and its natural resources.

Read more here: www.ccb.se

John Nurminen Foundation - Clean Baltic Sea

The Foundation has two key areas of operation: cultural activities focusing on maritime history, and the environmental work in its Clean Baltic Sea Projects. The objective of the Foundation's Clean Baltic Sea projects is to reduce the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea and increase environmental awareness of its condition.

Read more here: www.johnnurmisensaatio.fi

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has published a report on what might happen to the Baltic Sea if no further action is taken.

Read the report here 



Landsforeningen Levende Hav


www.levendehav.dk



Latvian Environment Protection Club

www.vak.lv



Estonian Green Movement


www.roheline.ee

Swedish Society for Nature Conservation


www.naturskyddsforeningen.se



EKO-UNIA

www.eko-unia.org.pl



Estonian Fund for Nature
www.elfond.ee



Friends of the Baltic

www.baltfriends.ru



Green Federation Gaja

www.gajanet.pl



Greenpeace

www.greenpeace.org



Lithuanian Fund For Nature

www.glis.lt



Latvian Green Movement

www.zalie.lv



WWF

www.wwf.org