Helsinki Convention

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international environmental agreement multilateral treaty regional sea convention

The Helsinki Convention is an international environmental agreement aimed at protecting the marine environment of the Baltic Sea region from pollution and promoting sustainable use of its resources.

Aliases (1)

Contracting Parties to the Helsinki Convention ×1

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	international environmental agreement → multilateral treaty → regional sea convention →
abbreviation	HELCOM →
alsoKnownAs	Baltic Sea Marine Environment Protection Convention →
appliesTo	Baltic Sea → Baltic Sea catchment area →
basedOn	best available technology → best environmental practice → polluter pays principle → precautionary principle →
establishedBy	coastal states of the Baltic Sea →
focusArea	biodiversity and nature conservation → eutrophication → hazardous substances → land-based sources of marine pollution → maritime safety → offshore activities → response to marine pollution incidents → ship-generated pollution →
fullName	Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area →
governingBody	Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission → Helsinki Commission →
language	English → Russian →
legalNature	binding on its contracting parties →
objective	prevention of pollution of the Baltic Sea → promotion of sustainable use of Baltic Sea resources → protection of ecological balance of the Baltic Sea region → reduction of pollution inputs into the Baltic Sea →
party	Denmark → Estonia → European Union → Finland → Germany → Latvia → Lithuania → Poland → Russia → Sweden →
primaryObjective	protection of the marine environment of the Baltic Sea →
region	Baltic Sea region →
relatedTo	OSPAR Convention → Regional Seas Programme → United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea →
requires	adoption of measures to prevent and eliminate pollution → cooperation among Baltic Sea states → monitoring of the Baltic Sea environment → reporting by contracting parties →
scope	prevention and elimination of pollution of the Baltic Sea area from all sources →
shortName	Helsinki Convention →
subjectMatter	marine environmental protection → pollution control → sustainable development of marine resources →

Referenced by (9)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area → Helsinki Convention →	shortName
Working Group on the State of the Environment and Nature Conservation →	affiliation
HELCOM →	conventionShortName
Baltic Sea Action Plan ("Contracting Parties to the Helsinki Convention") →	developedBy
Helsinki Commission →	establishedBy
Helsinki Commission →	hasLegalBasis
HELCOM →	namedAfter
Working Group on Maritime Activities →	usesFramework