Bridge over troubled water

Slide 1 of 31: Listen to this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch? v=R58ccr5nQXk

Slide 2 of 31: HELCOM was born in the 70’s (like this song)

Slide 3 of 31: HELCOM is like a bridge. You know who’s in each side? (Solution in last slide)

Slide 4 of 31: The Baltic Sea has many troubles

Slide 5 of 31: The Baltic Sea is unique

Slide 6 of 31: Is the Baltic Sea big?

Slide 7 of 31: Maybe?

Slide 8 of 31: Maybe not?

Slide 9 of 31: The Baltic Sea is beautiful during the summer.

Slide 10 of 31: The Baltic Sea is beautiful during the winter. ...and quite cold. This is a tractor driving on the Baltic Sea! Manuel Frias

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Slide 13 of 31: The Baltic Sea is fragile

Slide 14 of 31: Eutrophication, one of the major problems Manuel Frias

Slide 15 of 31: Traffic jams on the sea. See video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CBgs5O1WPc

Slide 16 of 31: The Baltic Sea is unique fragile And we have known this for a long time

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Slide 20 of 31: In 1974 politicians and scientists decided to take measures and signed the Helsinki Convention: THE LAW to protect the Baltic....

Slide 21 of 31: ...the Commission (all countries around the Baltic) was established to IMPLEMENT the Convention...

Slide 22 of 31: HOD with flags, maps... The Secretariat coordinates all the activities.

Slide 23 of 31: The Baltic Sea is unique fragile How to fix the Baltic Sea? And we have known this for a long time

Slide 24 of 31: “A goal without a plan is just a wish.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery

Slide 25 of 31: ”The aim is to achieve a Baltic Sea in good environmental status by 2021”

Slide 26 of 31: A happy ending

Slide 27 of 31: A happy ending ?

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Slide 31 of 31: So who is in each side of the bridge? See video to find out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkd6M5TNXn8