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Main challenges in implementation of Priority Area 1: To reduce nutrient inputs to the sea to acceptable
levels
State of play of PA1:
- 5 flagships running or waiting for financing- Second meeting on 8th March in Helsinki- Need of more cooperation with HELCOM
Challenges in PA1 implementation
• Idetifying projects to get „flagship” status• Need for common approach/advise with the role of PACs and flagships• Conclusions towards Strategy revision in 2011/ Developing measures
for PA1• Improving macroregional dimension• In scope of the work of PA needed more political support and cross-
sectoral involvement ( involvement of other EU policies e.g. Agriculture and Fisheries)
Priority Area 1 Flagship Projects
• 4 flagship projects with leaders
• FP 1.1 Phosphates in detergents – Lead: Swedish Chemicals Agency– Supporting phosphates removal through
information material to policy-makers, companies and the general public
• FP 1.2 Cleaner waste water – Lead:Swedish Environmental Protection
Agency– Working Group on UWWTP efficiency
around the Baltic Sea
Priority Area 1 Flagship Projects
• FP 1.4 Putting best practices in agriculture into work (BalticDEAL)– Lead: Federation of Swedish Farmers – Reducing nutrient losses from the agriculture
to the Baltic Sea without creating loss of competitiveness or production
– Financed: BSR Programme 2007-2013
• FP 1.5 Assessment of regional nutrient pollution load and identification of priority projects to reduce nutrient inputs from Belarus to the Baltic Sea – Lead: Ministry of Environment of Finland– Focusing on cooperation with Belarus –
targeting concrete investments and measures