Politik: Europäische und globale Entwicklungen

The European Union unveils a package of measures worth approximately 560 Million EUR to improve the health of the oceans.

Adoption of 'ecosystem-based management' would ease growing pressure from human activities and climate change.

Municipal waste water treatment plants are proven to be the main entry point for pharmaceuticals into the marine environment. Helcom sets up a scientific expert group to advise on future environmental policy.

IMO announces a landmark step towards halting the spread of invasive aquatic species via ship ballast water

The comprehensive HELCOM overview of the state of the Baltic Sea follows up on the status of the Baltic Sea environment, saying that management is improving but that the environmental objectives of the Baltic Sea Action Plan will not be reached in time.

Call for a European tourism fishing network as the angling tourism sector shows huge growth potential for coastal communities.

Der Bundestag stoppte den Plan der Bundesministerien für Wirtschaft, Verkehr, Landwirtschaft und Forschung per Vetorecht zukünftig effektive Meeresschutzmaßnahmen verhindern zu können.

Im Rahmen der ersten Meereskonferenz der Vereinten Nationen in New York wurde ein neuer Bericht zur Rolle des regionalen Meeresschutzes bei der Umsetzung der globalen Nachhaltigkeitsziele für die Ozeane vorgestellt.

Provisional results show that input levels of nitrogen and phosphorus into the Baltic Sea continue to fall.

North Sea strategy to conserve and protect demersal stocks soon to enter negotiation stage.