Projects
Topic
Project status
Member City Partners
We assist local authorities in the Baltic Sea Region in initiating, applying and managing projects on different sustainability topics. The themes and actions are tailor-made based on the needs of the project partners from local authorities to assist the ongoing processes towards sustainable development. More information can be found on projects description pages below.
Urban Biodiversity Parks
Urban Biodiversity Parks as co-creative platforms for enhancing biodiversity, learning and community involvement in urban ecological regeneration
Urban Biodiversity Parks is developing and piloting the concept of urban biodiversity parks as a tool for urban ecological restoration and regeneration. The aim is to create a 20-hectare biodiversity park, providing a recreational area – while also serving as a platform for community engagement and experiential learning. This helps citizens, NGOs, private actors, educational institutions and others get involved in developing and testing ways to preserve and actively enhance biodiversity in urban environments.
EMPEREST
Eliminating Micro-Pollutants from Effluents for Reuse Strategies
The EMPEREST project supports local authorities, service providers and policy-making community by strengthening the sustainable water management cycle. The holistic approach to the elimination of PFAS and other persistent organic pollutants incorporates regional strategies for monitoring and assessment, technological advances in wastewater treatment, risk management assessment for cities, and training materials for water experts.
GoF 2014
Gulf of Finland Exhibition
Creation of the main exhibition of the Gulf of Finland year (2014) with virtual materials in Finnish, Estonian, Russian and English.
CH4LLENGE
Addressing the four Key Challenges of Sustainable Urban Mobility Planning
Addressing the four most pressing challenges in the development and implementation of Sustainable Urban Mobility Plans.
BSNA
Baltic Sea Needs Actions
Environmental Education and Awareness Raising project, focused on development of userfriendly and motivating interactive education/awareness raising materials.
GREENCIT
Green Citizens of Europe
New solutions to how environmental policy can be interpreted and implemented into concrete citizen-oriented actions, which motivate and help citizens to change their behavior.
NEAT 2.0
New Environmental Awareness Tools
The NEAT –project was further developing it with new attractive elements and increasing the use of the portal by adding new levels of communication with citizens.
BaltCICA
Climate Change: Impacts, Costs and Adaptation in the Baltic Sea Region
Focusing on the most imminent problems that climate change is likely to cause in the Baltic Sea Region.
MATRUSCHKA
Integrated Management System for Russian cities
MATRUSCHKA aimed at strengthening the capacity of local authorities and developing their city planning process. It contributed to the development of a solid foundation within local authorities upon which long-term planning decisions could be made to support sustainable development. Both EU and Russian cities either initiated or further elaborated their Integrated Management Systems around a chosen theme.
New Hansa of Sustainable Ports and Cities
New Hansa of Sustainable Ports and Cities
A project of 18 ports, cities and other partners aiming for ecologically, socially and economically sustainable ports in the Baltic Sea region.