Environment projects
Pro Mari Baltico – Research for Baltic Sea Protection
In February 2010, the Academy of Finland and Gaia organised a cross-sectoral workshop which enhanced linkages between science and decision making on Baltic Sea protection. Researchers and representatives of policy-making and political decision-making bodies met in Helsinki to discuss the future of the Baltic Sea. (Academy of Finland, 2010)
Participants of the BONUS Day discussed research as a base for policy decisions, stakeholder values of the Baltic Sea and cross-sectoral communications. Maritime safety and ecosystem goods and services served as elementary viewpoints for discussions. The outcomes of the discussions were presented in the Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki, where the heads of the states of the Baltic Sea region met.The BONUS Day – Pro Mari Baltico was a joint effort by the Academy of Finland, BONUS EEIG and the Baltic Sea Action Group in cooperation with the Ministry of the Environment of Finland, the Marine Research Centre of the Finnish Environment Institute, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, and the Advisory Board for Sectoral Research.
