A CLEAN, PRODUCTIVE AND SHARED BALTIC SEA HELSINKI AND TURKU ACTION PLAN: REVIEW IN 2015

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1 A CLEAN, PRODUCTIVE AND SHARED BALTIC SEA HELSINKI AND TURKU ACTION PLAN: REVIEW IN 2

2 CLEAR COASTAL WATERS (NUTRIENT LOADING, POINT SOURCE AND SCATTERED LOADING) A. Clear coastal waters Helsinki 2 (29 actions) A. Clear coastal waters Turku 2 (28 actions) Ready new sewage strategy in Turku, new BSC Action Plan of the Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority HSY in Helsinki Underway e.g. agricultural practices, developing of sewer systems, in Turku new stream projects and supporting sewage co-operaties Started part of the storm water management measures No actions: part of the storm water management measures, co-operation projects and agricultural measures

3 HEALTHY MARINE HABITAT (HAZARDOUS SIBSTANCES, LITTERING, UNDERWATER NOISE) Underway e.g. hazardous substaces in sediments and sludges, beach cleaning events, biofiltration area, in Turku development of non-harmful dumping of sediments Started part of the snow and littering actions No actions: underwater noise, part of management of green areas and parks, and part of storm water issues B. Healthy marine habitat Helsinki 2 ( actions) B. Healthy marine habitat Turku 2 ( actions) 6 2

4 CLEAN AND SAFE WATER TRAFFIC (SHIPPING AND PORTS, OIL SPILL COMBATTING, RECREATIONAL BOATING) Ready Continuing the no special fee practice in ports (and its development to an incentive in Helsinki), identifying opportunities for the utilisation of new waste fractions (oily waste, scrubber water, and sludge) in Turku, feedback system in marinas for boaters, new equipment and better maintenance for collecting wastewater from the septic tanks of boats Underway e.g. most of the oil spill combatting actions, in Helsinki septic tank stations for boats in marinas Started part of the boating actions, part of the oil spill combatting actions No actions: Construction of a maintenance and service base in Helsinki, and oil spill response depot in Turku C. Clean and safe water traffic Helsinki 2 ( actions) C. Clean and safe water traffic Turku 2 ( actions) 2 9 6

5 SYSTEMATIC WATER AREA MANAGEMENT (MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING, UNDERWATER NATURE, DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL AND ARCHIPELAGO) D. Systematic water area management Helsinki 2 ( actions) D: Systematic water area management Turku 2 ( actions) Started principles for coordinating overlapping functions in local coastal and archipelago areas, participating in the marine spatial planning processes No actions: new mapping of underwater habitats and other objects, development of the monitoring of the sea areas, testing of new map and GIS tools

6 ACTIVE BALTIC SEA CITIZENSHIP (SERVICES AND INTERNAL OPERATIONS, EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION, NETWORKING AND CO-OPERATION) Ready: Challenging of the BSC network members to update their Action Plans and receiving 2 new Commitments or Action Plans annually. Improving the internal co-operation of city departments: City Executive Office more engaged in the Baltic Sea working group in Helsinki Underway e.g. co-operation with universities, schools and water protection associations, and communication activities Started e.g. certain international events, international communications, material on littering No actions: certain international events, procurement criteria, tourism E. Active Baltic Sea Citizenship Helsinki 2 (22 actions) E. Active Baltic Sea Citizenship Turku 2 (9 actions)

7 Thank you!