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The new HELCOM

Some key results from the streamlining process 2013-14

First: inspection of the existing structure and workflow

From October 2013 to September 2014

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• 1. Focus on policy relevance

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Matching national priorities Better involvement of the Contracting Parties in

initiating and leading activities in HELCOM

Addison Berry

• 2. Country ownership

• 3. Reaching out to other

sectors

Mainstreaming marine protection to other policies Incorporate socio-economic considerations

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• 4. Coordination with other processes

Gilad Kavalerchik

Synergies especially with other Regional Seas Conventions & EU Identify and use opportunities for joining efforts

State and Conservation = Working Group on State of the Environment and Nature Conservation Pressure = Working Group on Reduction of Pressures from the Baltic Sea Catchment Area

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Group for the Implementation

• f the Ecosystem Approach

Tristan Martin

Region-wide co-operation on marine strategies and policies, including other Regional Seas Conventions Regional coordination

MSFD: EU members Maritime Doctrine: Russian Federation

Permanent

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GEAR coordination:

• Preparing joint documentation in support of regional

coordination and coherence

• Interlinking regional data streams to European data

architecture

• Integrating HELCOM plans into the Common Implementation

Strategy of MSFD

Benefits:

• Better and easier coordination
• Regional knowledge utilized
• Cost-efficiency
• Duplication minimized
• Pro-active implementation on a sea basin level
• Better coherence across region and Europe