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Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation

Peter Torkler HELCOM, Working Group on the State of the Environment and Nature Conservation Uppsala, Sweden19.05.2017

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• Who is baltcf
• Our goal and objectives
• How do we work
• How do we finance
• Projects
• What´s next

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• The Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation (baltcf) is a private German civil

law foundation registered in Germany as International Baltic Sea Foundation for Nature Conservation

• The foundation was established in 2014 after an agreement in 2011, when

German NGOs (BUND and WWF) and the Nord Stream AG negotiated the setting up of two independent foundations

• As a result 25 Mio. Euro where transferred on the accounts of baltcf
• The foundation acts strictly as a non for profit organisation according to

German foundation law

• The foundations only legal representatives are the Board of Directors and

the Managing Director, supervised by the Board of Trustees

Who is baltcf

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Who is baltcf

Heike Vesper Board Chairwoman Jörg Schmiedel

• 1. Board Representative

Frank Häuser

• 2. Board Representative

Peter Torkler Managing Director Heike Vesper, since 2011 head

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the International WWF- Centre for Marine Protection (Hamburg). Her Biology studies in Bremen with stations in Amsterdam and Jordan specialised her in Marine biology and ecology. Jörg Schmiedel is member of BUND (Friends of the Earth). As landscape planner he runs his

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consultancy in Rostock. His ties with the Baltic are not only linked with his place of residence but also with a long professional work history on the Baltic Sea Frank Häuser, since 2002 he is a free lance Lawyer in Cochem at the Mosel. His professional specialisation is planning and environmental law. Peter Torkler is since January 2015 the managing director of baltcf He has 16 years experience

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EU Policies and financing Biodiversity. Born in Gdynia, Poland he has a special motivation to work for the Baltic Sea

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• The foundations goal is to improve the ecological stability in the Baltic Sea
• In order to achieve our goal we will support nature and environmental

protection projects in the entire Baltic Sea region

• Our statutes allow a wide range of activities related to the following
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What is our goal

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• Improving the regenerative capacity of the marine environment
• Reducing pollution and eutrophication
• Securing biodiversity and improving habitats for rare or protected species
• Managing marine protected areas
• Securing and developing terrestrial protected areas in the immediate

catchment area of the Baltic Sea

• Compensating negative effects in the Baltic Sea’s natural environment.

Objectives

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• We are committed to transparency and

sustainability in all areas of our activities: project selection, managing our assets,

• ffice management…all information is

available on our website: www.baltcf.org

• We are a small team of two people

managing the foundation and the communication with applicants

• We identify needs and projects mainly

through direct communication with potential beneficiaries

• Since mid 2015 we received around 30

Ideas and concepts through NGO´s and their networks

• We currently support 10 projects with a

project budget of 2,2 Mio. Euro and 950.000 Euro baltcf funds committed

How do we work

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• We only grant financial support to projects – we do not run own projects
• Beneficiaries are preferably NGOs but can include public and private bodies
• We do not finance activities that are the legal obligation of authorities
• We only finance what is in line with our statutes – we are open to

cooperation with other donors and can provide co-funding

• We do not finance research activities
• We assess applications in two stages strictly based on our funding

guidelines and application forms

• Projects are decided by the Board of Directors, for projects >100.000 the

decision is taken by the Board of Trustees and supported by a Project Advisory Committee

How do we finance

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• 3 Games
• 283 people
• 5 tons of rubbish

• 25 participants from 5 Baltic

countries (Sweden (host), Germany, Poland, Lithuania & Latvia)

• 6 Partners created

partnership to apply for INTERREG in Autumn 2017

Mobilising private landowners and communities in support of biodiversity and a healthier Baltic Sea – Through multi-functional wetland restoration reduce pollution and create new values

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Protecting habitats of Aquatic Warbler and improving ecological conditions of the Baltic Sea by optimising water management in Rozwarowo Marshes SPA, Poland

Pike factories – creating wetlands for natural pike reproduction and improving water retention

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Protect the Baltic Harbour Porpoise

2 Years, 270T project, 210T baltcf

Secure a well-managed MPA covering the main breeding area for harbor porpoises in the Baltic Sea

• Facilitating stakeholder dialogue
• Proposals for management plan and fisheries

regulations

• Lobbying directed at politicians and ministry

and agency staff

Restoring degraded peatlands in Słowiński National Park Poland, for restoring natural habitats and restoring peatlands ecosystem services

5 years, 1,4 Mio project, 320T baltcf, (part of PeatRestore LFE climate 2017)

water basin created after peat excavation degraded forest on the peat. bog stil providing ecosystem services

• Peatbogs restoration measures (ditches blocking with (adjusting technical designs,

trees removing

• Testing of innovative methods of peat forming vegetation restoration after peat

mining

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• 3 new project applications await a decision by June

2017

• Identify project needs in Lithuania, Latvia and

Estonia

• Strengthen cooperation with other donors and

national and international organisations

• Continue dialogue about the specific needs before

we decide on more specific priorities

• Areas of interest are:

Wetlands and rivers… Marine protected areas and species… Waste and pollution….local solutions but not large scale industrial investments

What´s next

www.baltcf.org