HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water)
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2022Corporate Author
HELCOM
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173pp.
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Since the establishment of the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea
Area (Helsinki Convention) in 1974, the Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the
Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Commission or HELCOM for short) has been working to reduce the inputs of nutrients
to the sea. Through coordinated monitoring, HELCOM has, since the mid-1980s been compiling information
about the magnitude and sources of nutrient inputs into the Baltic Sea. By regularly compiling and reporting
data on pollution inputs, HELCOM is able to follow the progress towards reaching politically agreed nutrient
reduction input goals.
In 2007, the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) was adopted by the Baltic Sea coastal countries and the
European Union (HELCOM 2007). The BSAP has the overall objective of reaching good environmental status
in the Baltic Sea, by addressing eutrophication, hazardous substances, biodiversity, and maritime activities.
The BSAP w.....
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HELCOMHelsinki, Finland
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enSustainable Development Goals (SDG)
14.1Maturity Level
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Baltic SeaCitation
HELCOM (2022) HELCOM Guidelines for the annual and periodical compilation and reporting of waterborne pollution inputs to the Baltic Sea (PLC-Water). Helsinki, Finland, HELCOM, 173pp. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25607/OBP-1927Collections