PROTECT BALTIC partners gathered in Helsinki on 1–3 September for the project's 2026 Annual Meeting, marking an important transition: the completion of its first three-year phase and the move from bui...

As pressures on the Baltic Sea intensify, decisions about how to manage and protect it often come down to a deceptively simple question: what is the sea worth, and to whom?

On paper, the Baltic Sea performs well when it comes to protection. Nearly 2.5 times the global average of its waters are designated as Marine Protected Areas (MPAs). But the reality is that designati...

ASCOBANS' push to strengthen MPA management in Europe

In the depths of marine and coastal ecosystems, life is intricately layered – from the unseen activity of burrowing bivalves to the grand migrations of birds. But what connects these living organisms ...