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MOREWe are revising the strategy

to monitor and assess the health

of the Baltic SeaManuel FriasProject CoordinatorHABITAT15th meetingMay 2013

We are updating theHELCOM Monitoring

and Assessment STRATEGY

MOnitoring

REvision

2012 2013 2014

Basis for joint coordinated monitoring activities

2003

HELCOM-OSPAR

Ministerial meeting

(obligation to assess pressures)

2005

HELCOM Monitoring

and Assessment

Strategy

2007

BSAP

MSFD

2008

2010

2012

HELCOM Ministerial meeting

(decision to finalize the revision programme)

CORESET project

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Some PROBLEMS!

Coordination not working so well

Old document (2005)

It doesn’t fully reflect BSPA (2007) and

MSFD (2008)

We need solutions!

Renew taking into account CORESET

indicators

Focus on sharing responsabilities

and cost effectiveness

Take into account BSPA and MSFD

Where are we now?

2012

2014

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Results so far?

Revised Monitoring and Assessment Strategy

Overview of monitoring activities

The map service http://maps.helcom.fi/website/HelcomMORE/index.html

What is next?

Updating manuals and guidelines

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2012

2015

2014

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Thank you!

Manuel FriasProject Coordinator, HELCOMmanuel.frias@helcom.fi

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