2nd Announcement:
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International event and conference to commemorate 30 years of the HELCOM (in PDF) |
| The first Convention on the Protection of the
Marine
Environment of the Baltic Sea Area (Helsinki Convention) was signed on
22nd of March 1974 - 30 years ago from next year. To
commemorate this remarkable occasion, Latvia, holding the Chairmanship
of the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) for two years since 1st
of July 2002, organizes the celebration and international conference on
the role of the Helsinki Convention in past, present and future.
Minister of the Environment of Latvia is pleased to invite you to
participate in this event.
30-year anniversary brings a good opportunity to look back onto achievements in the protection of the Baltic Sea marine environment and lessons learned, as well as to try to formulate the approach to challenges posed by the current developments. |