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Central Research Institute for Complex Use of Water Resources (CRICUWR) Read more »
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www.cricuwr.by
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Partner in WP5.
Central Research Institute for Complex Use of Water Resources operates under the Ministry for Natural Resources and Environmental Protection, Republic of Belarus and involves the Ministry as an associated organization in the project. The role of CRICUWR in the project covers participation in the assessment of the agricultural runoff methods across the BSR, providing information about the agricultural "hot spots" areas in Belarus, participate in the preparation scenario runs integrating nutrient load, eutrophication and foreseeable changes, assess water quality and perform field investigations in selected river basins in Belarus, provide national authorities with diffuse pollution load data for future reporting for periodic Pollution Load Compilation (PLC). The Institute will also facilitate knowledge sharing, information dissemination and networking, and will be engaged into national policy dialogue (WP6).
Contact person: Aliaksandr Pakhomau
aliaksandr.pakhomau@cricuwr.by
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RUE Scientific Practical Center of the National Academy of Sciences Read more »
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www.belagromech.basnet.by
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Partner in WP1, WP2,WP4.
The Republican Unitary Enterprise "Scientific Practical center of the national of Academy of Science of Belarus of Agricultural Mechanization" (NPTSNAN) is a state institution engaged in technology development related to agricultural development. The partner will be responsible mainly for WP3 and WP4 operations in Belarus aimed at exploring and introducing best agricultural practices, as well as investments preparation and implementation. The Center will provide also its input into knowledge sharing, information dissemination and networking, and will be engaged into national policy dialogue (WP6). It has wide expertise and experience in agricultural mechanization on the national level in Belarus, as been a relevant research institution with applied activities under the National Academy of Sciences.
Contact person: Nikolay Kapustin
npcter@yandex.ru
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Aarhus University Read more »
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www.agrsci.dk
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Partner in WP5, WP6.
Aarhus University (AU) has a long history of policy and legislative adaptation in Denmark. Since mid-eighties, the Institute has been responsible for annual calculations of nutrient surplus from the agricultural sector, and for calculations and modelling of nitrogen leaching on national and regional level, thereby having been the principal partner in the evaluation of the recent major national Action Plans. It will make available to the project a catalogue of measures sensitive to different situations. Enabled by a long data series collected, the institute will also provide knowledge about the environmental and economic efficiency of different types of legislative measures. The Institute will also contribute with expertise in modelling and scenarios of nitrogen fluxes on national and sub-regional level, addressing the impact of different measures (WP5).
Contact person: Erik Steen Kristensen, Head of Department
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Agrobusiness Park A/S Read more »
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www.agropark.dk
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Leadpartner in WP4,
Agro Business Park (ABP) is an IASP member science park, a private-public partnership established by a consortium of stakeholder organisations with interest in innovation in relation to environmental technologies, biomass, food and agriculture. ABP will lead the Investment and Innovation work package (WP4) and include 430 000 EUR of investment financing in its budget. The role of ABP in Baltic COMPASS is to facilitate introduce new technologies and innovations in the field of bioenergy, agriculture and environment, and to support this with investments. Goals are achieved via a Baltic competence and knowledge network that will enhance innovation and business development, sector studies of best technologies, information dissemination about relevant and accessible environmental technologies, and by assisting concrete investment project in being planned and realized.
Contact Person: Henning Lyngsø Foged
hlf@agropark.dk
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| Estonia |
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Estonian Institute for Sustainable Development/SEI-Tallinn Read more »
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www.seit.ee
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Partner in WP6.
SEIT is a non-governmental and non-profit association specializing in bridging gaps between science and policy formulation. The partner applies innovative methods in communicating its work to governments, the private sector, other research institutes, and the society as a whole. An important part of the work focuses on analyzing impact of EU policies and thus contributing to design of policy and legislation. The partner is involved in WP6.
Contact person: Kaja Peterson
kaja.peterson@seit.ee
More information: http://www.seit.ee/
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Tallinn University of Technology (TTU) Read more »
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www.ttu.ee
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Partner in WP5.
TTU works with present agricultural runoff assessment methods in Estonia and with development of methodological improvements. In WP5, TTU will contribute with the development of countermeasures for reducing nutrient load in agriculture modelling by taking into account also variability in climate, hydrological regime and land use characteristics. It adds to the analysis of different mitigation measures and their efficiency to reduce agricultural load. The tasks also include development of scenarios to integrate environmental, social and economic issues and foreseeable changes in agricultural areas. TTU has a broad network with the agricultural community, municipalities and authorities in Estonia and the Baltic Sea Region and will maintain a cross-sector expert dialogue. It is also responsible for national reporting to HELCOM Pollution Load Compilation (PLC).
Contact person: Arvo Iital
arvo.iital@ttu.ee
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| Finland |
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Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) Read more »
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www.ymparisto.fi
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Lead partner in WP5, also a partner in WP6.
The Finnish Environment Agency (SYKE) will lead work package 5. SYKE is a national authority under the Finnish Ministry of Environment and provides services and expertise in relation to Finland´s participation in international programmes and actions including the EU regulatory framework. The role of SYKE in Baltic COMPASS will be to co-ordinate environmental modelling, scenario preparations and assessment of decision support tools for policy adaptation. SYKE will through its experience as a state agency contribute with the ability to integrate relevant sectors and stakeholders in holistic assessments and scenarios. This is an essential contribution in order to couple scientific assessments with the acceptance in the BSR community.
Contact person: Sirkka Tattari
sirkka.tattari@ymparisto.fi
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Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) Read more »
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www.bsag.fi
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Lead partner in WP2.
 The Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea, operating by its brand name Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) leads the project communication (WP2). The role of BSAG in Baltic COMPASS will be to provide for external and strategic communication, targeting especially national and supranational political level and media. BSAG is a non-profit foundation which aims towards concrete solutions and bases on extensive co-operation. The foundation acts as an initiator and a catalyst in parallel and concrete projects. BSAG seeks to efficiently combine the resources and opportunities from the public and private sectors. BSAG accelerate implementation of research results into practical actions and solutions. BSAG is active in the fields of agriculture and bioenergy, clean and safe maritime activities, hazardous waste and innovative solutions.
Contact persons: Paula Biveson, paula.biveson@bsag.fi
Helena Rosenlew, helena.rosenlew@bsag.fi;
More information on BSAG: http://www.bsag.fi/
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MTT – Agrifood Research Finland Read more »
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www.mtt.fi
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| Partner in WP3 and WP5.
MTT-Agrifood Research Finland is an expert body operating under the Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry. In the project it will ensure that assessment work also serves the interests of the agricultural sector. MTT offers expertise in the fields of agricultural sector and environmental losses from agriculture. MTT's task is to produce and disseminate scientific research information and to develop and promote the transfer of new technology for the agriculture and food sector as a whole. MTT's experience in the planning and follow-up of Finland's Agri-Environmental Programs creates excellent basis for improving sustainable agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region. MTT will work closely with the Central Union of Agricultural Producers and Forest Owners (MTK) to ensure dialogue and feedback with the agricultural producers.
Contact person: Tapio Salo
tapio.salo@mtt.fi
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| Germany |
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State Agency for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas of the Federal State Schleswig-Holstein Read more »
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www.schleswig-holstein.de
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| Partner in WP2, WP4, WP5.
The main competency of LLUR is doing groundwork for and to give advise to the Ministry for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Areas practically and scientifically. Furthermore, it has jurisdiction over the administrative handling of assignments of areas and land use changes, especially in the field of nature protection and landscape usage. Other competencies of the State Agency are in the fields of information management, environmental planning and impact assessment, as well as capacity building and public information work. The input to this project will be provision of environmental information by modern technologies (WP 2) as a basis for capacity building (WP 3), tailoring information to the needs of different target groups. Another major input will be in the WP 6, supporting indicator development and definition on the data presentation and modeling carried out in WP 5 and on the basis of a regionalization project already running. After the creation of an indicator based regional status analysis and the analysis of possible impacts of climate change, the development of future perspectives (by story-telling, risk communication and other methods) and the preparation of action plans and investment initiatives will be carried out.
Contact persons: Wolfgang Vogel, Wolfgang.Vogel@llur.landsh.de
Dr. Reinhold Stauß, Reinhold.Stauss@llur.landsh.de
Uwe Rammert, Uwe.rammert@llur.landsh.de
Hauptaufgabe des LLUR ist Grundlagenarbeit für und Beratung des Ministeriums für Landwirtschaft, Umwelt und ländliche Räume in praktischer und wissenschaftlicher Hinsicht. Weiterhin werden rechtliche Aspekte der Flächennutzung, insbesondere in den Bereichen des Naturschutzes und Landnutzung bearbeitet. Weitere Zuständigkeiten liegen in den Gebieten des Informationsmanagements, der Umweltplanung und Eingriffsbewertung, wie auch der Aus- und Weiterbildung und der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit. Hauptbeiträge zu diesem Projekt werden die Bereitstellung von Umweltinformationen mit modernen Mitteln (WP2) als Grundlage für den Aufbau von Kenntnissen und Fähigkeiten (WP3) sein, in dem Informationen und Erkenntnisse auf die Bedürfnisse bestimmter Zielgruppen maßgeschneidert aufbereitet werden. Ein weiterer wichtiger Beitrag wird in WP 6 stattfinden, indem die Entwicklung und Definition von Indikatoren unterstützt wird, die auf der Grundlage der Daten und Modellierungen in WP5 und aus den Ergebnissen eines bereits laufenden Regionalisierungsprojektes bereit gestellt werden. Auf der Grundlage einer Indikator basierten Regionalanalyse und der Analyse möglicher Auswirkungen des Klimawandels sollen mögliche Entwicklungen in der Region (unter anderem durch story telling, Risikokommunikation oder ähnliche Ansätze) entworfen und dirch Aktoinspläne und Pilotprojekte eingeleitet werden.
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Union Farmers Parliament Read more »
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www.zemniekusaeima.lv
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| Co-leading in WP3, partner in WP4, WP6
Union Farmers Parliament is the strongest commercial farmers' non-governmental organization in Latvia, founded in 1999. ZSA will engage the Ministry of Agriculture as an associated organization in the project and participate in the implementation WP3 (co-leader), WP4 and WP6. It will provide to the project a perspective of Latvian rural territories, as well as identify and transfer of best practices and innovative solutions, and facilitate of environmental investments in cooperation with responsible institutions in Latvia and partner countries. ZSA has a strong status as an interest organization and it maintains regular discussion with Ministries of Agriculture and Environment. Thus it will be able to convey results from the project and feedback from national authorities.
Contact person: Zanda Kruklite
zsa@zemniekusaeima.lv
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| Lithuania |
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Baltic Environmental Forum Lithuania (BEF) Read more »
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www.bef.lt
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Partner in WP2, WP6.
BEF-LT will provide for the project specific expertise in: 1) Communication with local stakeholders and target groups and a stakeholder analysis work defining local drivers related to agriculture and environment with the aim to define major challenges for efficient performance towards the purpose of euthrophication reduction (WP2, WP6); 2) Assessment of the existing agri-environmental measures by their impact to improving environmental status and reduction of euthrophication based on a pilot case of Lithuania (WP6); 3) Analysis of applicability of best practice examples and communicate findings of the project to the policy decision-makers and ensure the dialogue with key-stakeholders on national and local levels (WP3); 3) Transfer and exchange of knowledge and experience across the BSR, in particular between Lithuania and Belarus.
Contact person: Zymantas Morkvenas, Director
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Lithuanian Agricultural Advisory Service (LAAS) Read more »
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www.lzukt.lt
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Partner in WP3 and WP4.
LAAS is a non-profit public organization co-financed by the Ministry of Agriculture, Lithuanian Farmers' Federation and Agricultural share holding companies. It will contribute to the project (WP3) in 1) identification, ranking and selection of best available technologies and innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture; 2) testing of environmental adapted business opportunities and innovative solutions for sustainable agriculture; 3) training of advisers and farmers to use created internet based and interactive tools, practical appliance. In WP4, it will 1) boost regional networking in technological solutions, innovations and environmental development; 2) inform local target groups about environmental technologies and innovations; and 3) encourage investments in relevant agro-environment technology.
Contact person: Rimtautas Petraitis
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Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics (LAEI) Read more »
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www.laei.lt
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Lithuanian Institute of Agrarian Economics (LAEI) is subordinated to the Lithuanian Ministry of Agriculture. It has a statutory task to contribute to elaboration of national policies related to agrarian economics and social and environmental development of the countryside. To the project, LAEI will contribute to elaboration of national policies related to agrarian economics. In the project, LAEI will be responsible for developing methodology and assessment of effectiveness of agri-environmental schemes in Lithuania and possible in other partner countries.
Contact Person: Irena Krisciukaitiene
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Institute of Technology and Natural Sciences (ITP) (former Warsaw University of Life Sciences, WULS) Read more »
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www.imuz.edu.pl
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Institute of Technology and Life Sciences (former IMUZ) is the only subordinated institute to the Polish Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. It operates throughout Poland in collaboration with agricultural advisors, municipalities and farmers. With its long lasting multidisciplinary research in the field of agronomy, environment, water and land use management, and water quality protection, coupled with broad experience in applying practical and theoretical solutions to the problems of these issues. ITP is able to significantly contribute to activities in the Baltic COMPASS project such as modeling issues, monitoring activities, water quality survey, policy and dialogue aspects.
As a partner in the project ITP is able to contribute to activities concerning the best management practices to limit contamination of ground- and surface waters from agricultural sources. ITP will also perform numerical modeling of nitrogen and phosphorous transport for different scenarios of agricultural practices and land use.
Contact persons: Prof. Dr hab. Waldemar Mioduszewski
w.mioduszewski@imuz.edu.pl
Tomasz Okruszko, t.okruszko@levis.sggw.pl
Marek Gielczewski, m.gielczewski@levis.sggw.pl
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Institute of Meteorology and Water Management in Warsaw Read more »
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www.imgw.pl
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Instytut Technologiczno – Przyrodniczy (dawny IMUZ) jest jedynym instytutem podległym bezpośrednio Ministerstwu Rolnictwa i Rozwoju Wsi. Działalność Instytutu obejmuje obszar całego kraju poprzez współpracę z Ośrodkami Doradztwa Rolniczego (ODR), władzami lokalnymi i rolnikami. Dzięki swojemu bogatemu doświadczeniu w zakresie badań interdyscyplinarnych w dziedzinach takich jak rolnictwo, badania środowiskowe uwzględniające wykorzystanie zasobów wodnych i lądowych, ochrona jakości wody oraz dzięki doświadczeniom płynącym z przekładania rozwiązań teoretycznych na praktyczne, ITP może w znaczący sposób przyczynić się do realizacji zadań postawionych przed uczestnikami projektu Baltic Compass, do których zaliczyć można modelowanie, monitoring, badania jakości wody oraz wdrażanie przepisów dotyczących jakości wód.
Jako jeden z partnerów ITP przyczyni się do propagowania najlepszych praktyk rolniczych jak również do ograniczenia zanieczyszczeń wód podziemnych i powierzchniowych ze źródeł rolniczych. Dotychczasowe doświadczenie ITP zostanie również wykorzystane podczas wykonywania modeli transportu azotu i fosforu przy założeniu stosowania zróżnicowanych praktyk rolniczych.
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Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) Read more »
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www.slu.se
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LEAD PARTNER OF THE PROJECT and in WP1. Also partner in WP2, WP4, WP5
The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) is a national authority under the Ministry of Agriculture. SLU has a long-standing history of international co-operation in agricultural pollution control in the Baltic Sea Region. SLU has been successful in establishing a broad regional network of authorities and expertise which will be of essential value for implementation of Baltic COMPASS. SLU will contribute with expertise related to communication (WP2), water, agriculture, climate change impact assessment and mitigation, and issues concerned with biosecurity (WP5). SLU has a coordinating role in several large EU funded projects and in-house expertise for financial administration etc. SLU will take the role as Lead Partner and assume responsibility for WP1.
Contact persons: Staffan Lund, Head of Grants Office in SLU
staffan.lund@adm.slu.se
Brita Lundberg, brita.lundberg@adm.slu.se
Kaj Granholm, kaj.granholm@helcom.fiMore on SLU: http://www.slu.se/
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Swedish Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Engineering (JTI) Read more »
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www.jti.se
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Lead partner in WP3
JTI will lead the Best Practice Utilization Package (WP3). JTI is an industrial institute and has a broad network and knowledge about new agricultural and environmental technology for common and future agricultural practices and policies, especially in the field of efficient nutrient management. JTI will work with dissemination of experience on best practices and management solutions across BSR cooperating closely with past and new EU- and other projects. JTI will also work with interactive decision support tools and communicate with agricultural extension services and municipalities. After the project, JTI will continue to maintain the Atlas of BEP and BAT in cooperation with CBMI.
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Swedish Board of Agriculture (SJV) Read more »
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www.sjv.se
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The Swedish Board of Agriculture is the government's expert authority in the field of agricultural and food policy and horticulture. Its statutory responsibilities include implementation of policy, as well as monitoring, analyzing and reporting to the government on developments in the subject areas. One major task of the Board of Agriculture is the administration of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) of the European Union. The Swedish Board of Agriculture is also the chief authority for Sweden's district veterinarians. The role of the Swedish Board of Agriculture within Baltic COMPASS will be to provide expertise concerning implementation of agro-environmental measures and other measures (WP3), and provide input about the design and implementability of policies and experience in governance processes conducted in WP6. The Board will work in cooperation with its counterparts in the BSR countries.
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Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) Read more »
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www.sei.se
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| Lead partner in WP6, also a partner in WP2.
SEI works on a global scale as a non-profit organization enhancing increased and scientifically verified understanding of the interaction between nature and society. SEI fosters and facilitates reconciliation of complex environmental issues and critical analysis in support of improved public policies. SEI's specific role in Baltic COMPASS will be to support regional and national policy adaptation in response to the measures and guidelines developed in the project and embodied in the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan. SEI will also contribute with an expanded scope of action through mirroring the developments in the Baltic Sea Region with that of other regions of the World. The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) will lead the Policy Adaptation and Governance Package (WP6) and also participate in WP2.
Contact person: Neil Powell
neil.powell@sei.se
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Sida Baltic Sea Unit Read more »
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www.sida.se
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Partner in WP1,WP2.
The Baltic Sea Unit within the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) is a state authority specialized in increasing co-operation between Sweden, Russia, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Healthcare, environment, crime prevention and social services are main areas of co-operation. In Baltic COMPASS the role will be to: 1) contribute in expanding networks, scope and impact of Baltic COMPASS through targeted workshops including stakeholders and potential financiers, with special emphasis on strengthening cooperation with Northwest Russia and; 2) to contribute with analysis and self-evaluation for meeting the project objectives in general and specifically the objective on strengthening conditions for facilitating investments in environmental technology and management in the Baltic Sea Region. Sida-Baltic Sea.
Contact person:
Anna Tjärvar
anna.tjarvar@sida.se
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Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) Read more »
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www.helcom.fi
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| Partner in WP2, WP5, WP 6
HELCOM as an intergovernmental organization oversees the implementation of the Helsinki Convention and the HELCOM Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP), which provide for the thematic environmental framework and specific environmental objectives for the project with respect to the Baltic Sea. The involvement of HELCOM in the project expands and strengthens the regional platform of dialogue, bridging between the agricultural and environmental sectors. More specifically, the role of HELCOM will be to arrange fora for stakeholder dialogue on the implementation of the BSAP and facilitate implementation of the plan through conveying information and steering resources for specific pilot investments, in cooperation with regional financing institutions. HELCOM maintains a regional database in which new GIS data on agricultural high risk areas will be incorporated for regional level display of agricultural hot spots and nutrient reduction potential. As a regional focal point for environmental policy development, and in particular with the strengthened role within the EU governance system as a coordinating organization for the implementation of the environmental priorities of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region, HELCOM can work further for a harmonized approach across the riparian countries on issues dealing with agricultural nutrient load assessment as well as the use of appropriate policy measures. As a partner in Baltic COMPASS, HELCOM will deepen ongoing regional cooperation between the agricultural and environmental authorities within the LAND group. Through partnership in Baltic COMPASS, HELCOM seeks to enhance coordination between the agricultural and environmental interests and priorities and thus build more solid common base for ensuring that agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region contributes to a healthy the Baltic Sea.
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