Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM)
Commission pour la protection de l'environnement marin de la Mer Baltique
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URL: https://helcom.fi/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/helcominfo
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/helcominfo/
Founded
1974
History
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Protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea area from all sources of pollution through inter-governmental cooperation.
Events
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Observer status with:
- F-XF3000 - Agreement for cooperation in dealing with pollution of the North Sea by oil and other harmful substances (Bonn Agreement);
- F-XF5712 - Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC);
- E-XJ3857 - Commission on the Protection of the Black Sea Against Pollution (Black Sea Commission);
- D-XD4344 - Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS);
- E-XE3377 - ECOSOC;
- F-XF2419 - European Environment Agency (EEA);
- G-XG0866 - Great Lakes Commission (GLC);
- E-XE1118 - Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC);
- C-XC1732 - International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES);
- B-XB1117 - International Maritime Organization (IMO);
- F-XF7953 - International Oil Pollution Compensation Funds (IOPC Funds);
- F-XF4685 - OSPAR Commission for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR Commission);
- E-XE3603 - Permanent Secretariat to the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds;
- E-XE4161 - UNEP;
- E-XK1561 - United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Secretariat (UNFCCC);
- B-XB3556 - World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The following intergovernmental organizations have observer status: T-XT9585 - African-Eurasian Migratory /Water Bird/ Agreement (AEWA); T-XT9106 - Agreement on the Conservation of Small Cetaceans of the Baltic, North East Atlantic, Irish and North Seas (ASCOBANS); D-XJ6843 - Baltic Pilotage Authorities Commission (BPAC); D-XD5919 - Baltic Sea States Subregional Cooperation (BSSSC); D-XD4344 - Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) Expert Group on Sustainable Development (Baltic 2030); F-XF5712 - Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference (BSPC); B-XB1383 - International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); E-XE4176 - United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE); E-XE9798 - WHO Regional Office for Europe. Links with (among others): T-XT9211 - Convention on Biological Diversity (Biodiversity convention); F-XF0831 - Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP); K-XF4248 - Global Programme of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment from Land-Based Activities (GPA); F-XF1393 - International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD); F-XF3820 - Vision and Strategies around the Baltic Sea (VASAB).
Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations
Nongovernmental observer organizations:
- D-XD0052 - Association of Plastics Manufacturers in Europe (Plastics Europe);
- F-XF6117 - Baltic Farmers Forum on Environment (BFFE);
- E-XD0107 - Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission (HELCOM);
- F-XJ6844 - Baltic Operational Oceanographic System (BOOS);
- U-XM2915 - Baltic Organisations' Network for Funding Science EEIG (BONUS EEIG);
- D-XD3697 - Baltic Ports Organization (BPO);
- F-XF5760 - Baltic Sea Forum;
- B-XB1722 - BirdLife International;
- D-XJ4685 - CLIA Europe;
- F-XF1471 - Coalition Clean Baltic (CCB);
- E-XD2856 - Coastal and Marine Union - EUCC020101;
- F-XD6554 - Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) - Baltic Sea Commission;
- D-XD0615 - Conseil européen de l'industrie chimique (CEFIC);
- C-XG0122 - Cruise Lines International Association (CLIA);
- E-XE0876 - Euro Chlor;
- F-XF3944 - European Anglers Alliance (EAA);
- D-XD4954 - European Boating Association (EBA);
- E-XE0306 - European Community Shipowners' Associations (ECSA);
- D-XD4370 - European Dredging Association (EuDA);
- D-XE3669 - European Federation of National Associations of Water and Waste Water Services (EurEau);
- D-XD7116 - European Network of Freshwater Research Organisations (EurAqua);
- D-XE1845 - European Sea Ports Organisation (ESPO);
- D-XD0845 - Federation of European Aquaculture Producers (FEAP);
- D-XD3529 - Federation of European Private Port Companies and Terminals (FEPORT);
- D-XD1719 - Fertilizers Europe;
- F-XF4132 - Global Water Partnership (GWP) - Central and Eastern Europe;
- D-XD5124 - INTERFERRY;
- C-XD4478 - International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP);
- C-XC1492 - International Chamber of Shipping (ICS);
- F-XJ6846 - International Dialogue on Underwater Munitions (IDUM);
- D-XD4804 - KIMO International;
- F-XM6472 - Low Impact Fishers of Europe (LIFE);
- C-XD7013 - Marine Stewardship Council (MSC);
- D-XH1732 - Nordic Hunters' Alliance (NHA);
- G-XG9495 - Oceana;
- F-XM1586 - Sea Alarm Foundation;
- D-XD4173 - Union of the Baltic Cities (UBC);
- F-XF3608 - World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).
Links with: U-XF4742 - Baltic Environmental Education Network (BEENET); D-XD3566 - Baltic Marine Biologists (BMB); E-XK0478 - Baltic Sea Project (BSP); U-XD5363 - Conference of Baltic Oceanographers (CBO); F-XG8446 - Ecologic Institut; E-XE2709 - European Global Ocean Observing System (EuroGOOS); B-XB1329 - International Association of Ports and Harbors (IAPH).
Publications
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- Oceanography → Marine
- Societal Problems → Protection
- Societal Problems → Pollution
- Environment → Environment
UN Sustainable Development Goals **
UIA Org ID
XD0107
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