eutrophication

The seas and oceans, including the North Sea and Baltic Sea, are intensively used by humans. They provide food, energy, raw materials, transportation routes, and recreation. However, overuse is placing increasing pressure on fragile marine ecosystems. Sustainable solutions and ‘ecological guardrails’ are needed to balance human demands with marine protection.

Maps are created/updated using CL data from the NFC.

Latvia will assume the two-year rotational chairmanship of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission (HELCOM) on 1 July 2022. Germany’s Chair focused on biodiversity and climate, sought solutions for unexploded ordnance and underwater noise and extended measures to combat pollution of the Baltic Sea through eutrophication, hazardous substances and marine litter.