May 29, 2018 | Events, Institutional Development, Main news, News, Pilot Fish, Pilot Gypsum, Pilot Mussel, Pilot Nutrient Exchange, Platform
Following an informative free seminar held in Helsinki on 25 May we are pleased to release the presentation slides: Session 1 Results of NutriTrade pilots: New ways to protect the Baltic Sea Pilot Fish – from the Sea to plates – Miina Mäki, John Nurminen Foundation...
May 25, 2018 | Institutional Development, Main news, News
Project NutriTrade has released the Policy Brief No 3 Nutrient Offsets – a potential tool to reconcile growing economy with strict water quality standards The policy brief examines legal aspects of utilizing nutrient offsets in environmental permitting processes. The...
Apr 6, 2018 | Events, Institutional Development, Main news, News, Newsletter, Pilot Fish, Pilot Gypsum, Pilot Mussel, Pilot Nutrient Exchange, Platform
Now it is the time to share the results! Welcome to NutriTrade Final Seminar on May 25, 2018 at 10-13. The seminar presents the results of the project and introduces possibilities for the future: How can the Baltic Sea benefit from the new water protection methods,...
Nov 6, 2017 | Institutional Development, Newsletter
By Antti Iho, Natural Resources Institute Finland People’s determination is the fuel driving marine protection. The engine – innovations, technologies, policy instruments – only go so far without our willingness to strive for the common good. Baltic Sea protection has...
Apr 13, 2017 | Institutional Development, Main news, News, Platform
On January 18th, KTH Royal Institute of Technology and the Baltic Works Commission organized a seminar about the challenges the Baltic Sea protection is facing within the next 20 years. The focus in Stockholm was on innovative measures to combat eutrophication. The...
Feb 27, 2017 | Institutional Development, Newsletter
By Marjukka Porvari, John Nurminen Foundation Nutrient discharges to the Baltic Sea have reduced significantly over the past 20 years. Especially in the Gulf of Finland, the positive effect of 60-70% reduction of phosphorus discharges to the sea area in just 10 years...
Feb 27, 2017 | Institutional Development, News, Newsletter
By Claes Ek, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences In February 2017, researchers from Denmark, Sweden and Finland joined Swedish national and regional decision makers in Stockholm for a one-day workshop on the eutrophication of the Baltic Sea. The topic: are...
Feb 15, 2017 | Events, Institutional Development
Are there still unused cheap nutrient abatement opportunities? Can abatement costs be reduced and sea conditions be improved by changing the policy mix? This workshop welcomes practitioners from the public and private sector and scientists to discuss ways forward for...
Dec 7, 2016 | Institutional Development, Main news, News, Platform
Sunny Vuosaari gave its best as group of Finnish and Swedish scientists gathered to the 1st roundtable meeting of NutriTrade. The aim of the day was to share the latest understanding regarding salt pulses, relevance of different phosphorus fractions on eutrophication,...
Nov 14, 2016 | Institutional Development, Main news, News
On November 8, NutriTrade organized a political seminar titled “New thinking and policy design – Can Flexible Mechanisms save the Baltic Sea?” at the 7th Strategy Forum of the EUSBSR. The event started with two presentations: First, Professor Markku Ollikainen from...