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A 10-year review of the Joint Comprehensive Programme (JCP) showed significant halfway progress. These included, decreasing discharges and emissions and reduced numbers of HELCOM Hot Spot pollution sites.
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The first HELCOM MPAs were established in 1994, following the revised 1992 Helsinki Convention. Contracting Parties are required to take measures to conserve natural habitats and biodiversity in the Baltic Sea. ๐
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The Helsinki Convention was revised in 1992 to address emerging environmental challenges and geopolitical changes in the region. The 1992 Convention was signed by 10 Contracting Parties. ๐
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BALEX exercises test the response capabilities of Contracting Parties in case of a major pollution incident and an international response operation. The first BALEX exercise took place in 1990 in Poland. ๐จ
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A workshop was held Riga, Latvia, to address the geopolitical changes following the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, with a focus on implementing the Helsinki Convention in the post-Soviet states.๐
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