Baltic Sea Action Group

The Baltic Sea Action Group (BSAG) is an independent non-profit foundation that does concrete, science-based work to restore the Baltic Sea, one of the most polluted seas in the world. BSAG is based in the Helsinki metropolitan area, Finland. BSAG should not be confused with Baltic Sea Advisory Council (BSAC).

BSAG works to address the interconnected problems of the Baltic Sea: it works to mitigate eutrophication and climate change and to combat biodiversity loss. Extensive cooperation with scientists, businesses, decision-makers, authorities, and farmers is central to the foundation's approach.[1]

Instead of alleviating the symptoms of the problems of the Baltic Sea, BSAG seeks to find solutions that address the root causes of the sea's problems. In 2023, BSAG protects marine biodiversity and advances responsible shipping. The Foundation also focuses heavily on promoting regenerative agriculture. In doing so, it aims to mitigate climate change and eutrophication of the Baltic Sea.[2]

BSAG is committed to long-term and solution-oriented work. The foundation aims to enhance the collective work for the Baltic Sea by bringing together the actors needed to save the sea and by creating new action to address the problems.

The foundation has been working with companies ever since the foundation was established. The Baltic Sea Commitment is BSAG's tool for protecting the Baltic Sea and a means to implement companies sustainability strategies.[3] The Baltic Sea Commitments are concrete promises made by BSAG's partners to make their activities more Baltic Sea and climate friendly over a period of time. By 2023, more than 300 commitments have been made.[3]

History

BSAG was established on 3 March 2008. Together with the President of the Republic of Finland and the Prime Minister of Finland, BSAG organised the Baltic Sea Action Summit in Helsinki on 10 February 2010. Rather than making declarations, the summit brought together Baltic Sea Heads of State and more than 140 companies and other organisations to commit to concrete work for the Baltic Sea. This commitment was a prerequisite for participation in the Summit.[4]

Names

The official name of the foundation is the Living Baltic Foundation. It has been translated into all 14 languages of the Baltic Sea basin. For the sake of convenience, the Living Baltic Foundation uses the working name BSAG – Baltic Sea Action Group.

Name of the Foundation:

  • Finnish — Elävä Itämeri säätiö;
  • English — Foundation for a Living Baltic Sea;
  • Swedish — Stiftelsen för ett levande Östersjön;
  • Russian — Living Baltica Foundation;
  • German — Stiftung Lebende Ostsee;
  • Estonian, Elava Läänemere fond;
  • Latvian — Fonds dzīvībai Baltijas jūrā;
  • Lithuanian — Gyvos Baltijos Jūros Fondas;
  • Norwegian — Stiftelsen Den levende Østersjøen;
  • Danish — Foreningen for en levende Østersø;
  • Polish — Fundacja Nadzieja Dla Bałtyku;
  • Belarusian — Fundatsia "Zhiva Baltyka";
  • Czech — Nadace pro živé Baltské moře;
  • Slovak — Nadácia na ochranu Baltického mora;
  • Ukrainian — Foundation "Zhiva Baltika".

Sources
  1. "About". Baltic Sea Action Group. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  2. "Q&A". Baltic Sea Action Group. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  3. "Baltic sea commitments arkisto". Baltic Sea Action Group. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
  4. "Keitä olemme?". Baltic Sea Action Group (in Finnish). Retrieved 2023-04-21.
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