WWF Scorecard: Countries lack the tools to save the Baltic Sea
Posted on September, 02 2009
The management of our marine resources today represents a “patchwork approach” where countries and governments work separately and largely sectorally. A relatively small sea like the Baltic cannot be treated as simply a collection of national marine areas. It constitutes, in almost all respects, one single marine ecosystem and should be managed as a whole. This is why our focus on Integrated Sea Use Management in the region is so critical.
WWF has produced a ‘Scorecard Report’ to assess and measure a range of indicators about how the nine countries bordering the Baltic Sea are performing with respect to their efforts to protect and manage their joint sea. The 2009 Baltic Sea Scorecard examines how Baltic Sea states are planning and managing sea resources and whether they are taking necessary steps towards sustainable management. The report illustrates that the management of the Baltic Sea varies widely from country to country and that the Baltic countries are still in the early stages of developing a more integrated approach to sea use management. The scorecard report makes the case that, in order to solve the complex problems of the Baltic Sea, the countries and governments of the region must work jointly across sectors and borders.
WWF Baltic Sea Scorecard 2009
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WWF Baltic Sea Scorecard 2009
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