The Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission – also known as the Helsinki Commission (HELCOM) – is an intergovernmental organisation (IGO) and a regional sea convention in the Baltic Sea area. A regional platform for environmental policy making, HELCOM was established in 1974 to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution. |
Create reports for my area  |
The reports are available based on the following mapping services and provide information on the availability of data for your defined area (which has to be a location in the Baltic sea area). |
Pressures | Monitoring |
contains datasets on land-based pollutions sources, human activities and aggregated pressure layers used for Baltic Sea Pressures and Impact Index. | contains HELCOM monitoring stations network as defined in HELCOM Monitoring manual and HELCOM Assessment units |
Indicators and assessments | Biodiversity |
contains HELCOM thematic assessment result maps, core indicator key message maps and underlying spatial datasets used for assessments. | contains datasets related to biodiversity such as Ecosystem components maps, HELCOM MPAs. |
Human activities | Red listed species and habitats |
contains datasets on human activities layers used for Baltic Sea Pressures and Impact Index. | contains datasets on the RED LIST species and biotope distribution maps |
Shipping | Backgrounds |
contains data and maps related to shipping and pollution response. | contains background datasets published by HELCOM, e.g. marine and terrestrial boundaries and drainage areas. |
Maritime Spatial Plan Areas |