Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area

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The Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area is an international environmental agreement among Baltic Sea states aimed at preventing and eliminating pollution and protecting the marine ecosystem of the Baltic Sea.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international environmental agreement
multilateral treaty
appliesTo Baltic Sea
Baltic Sea Area
basedOnPrinciple best available technology
best environmental practice
polluter pays principle
precautionary principle
containsProvision emergency response cooperation
environmental impact assessment cooperation
information exchange among parties
monitoring of the Baltic Sea environment
pollution control measures
depositary Government of Finland
linked to: Finnish government
environmentalDomain marine protection
regional seas protection
establishesBody HELCOM
Helsinki Commission
focusesOn biodiversity protection
dumping at sea
eutrophication
hazardous substances
land-based sources of pollution
offshore activities
ship-generated pollution
goal eliminate pollution of the Baltic Sea
prevent pollution of the Baltic Sea
protect the marine ecosystem of the Baltic Sea
hasJurisdiction Baltic Sea coastal states
language English
Russian
legalStatus binding on its contracting parties
mainSubject pollution prevention
protection of the marine environment
namedAfter Helsinki
party Denmark
Estonia
European Union
Finland
Germany
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Russia
Sweden
region Baltic Sea region
relatedTo Baltic Sea Action Plan
Helsinki Commission
shortName Helsinki Convention

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Helsinki Commission treatyFullName Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
HELCOM formedByTreaty Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Baltic Sea Action Plan relatedTo Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
linked to: Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Helsinki Convention fullName Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Helsinki Convention alsoKnownAs Baltic Sea Marine Environment Protection Convention
linked to: Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Working Group on the State of the Environment and Nature Conservation affiliation Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive regionalSeaConvention HELCOM Convention
linked to: Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Black Sea Protection Convention relatedTo Helsinki Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
linked to: Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area
Baltic Sea coastal states usesFramework Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area