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The Baltic environmental information dissemination system: a tool for sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region

Walter Leal Filho (Technical University Hamburg‐Harburg Technology (TuTech), Hamburg, Germany)

Environmental Management and Health

ISSN: 0956-6163

Article publication date: 1 May 2002

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Abstract

The on‐going economic development of EU‐countries as well of the countries in the Central and Eastern (C&E) European region has been leading to a significant use of a great deal of natural resources as well as to noticeable environmental problems. Focuses on the project “Baltic environmental information dissemination system (BEIDS)” which has been acting as a focal point for the circulation of intelligent information on aspects of the marine environment among a sample of seven Baltic countries: Denmark, Finland, Germany, Sweden (EU) and Lithuania, Poland and Russia (non‐EU), contributing to networking and know‐how exchange, complementing efforts towards transregional cooperation in sustainable spatial planning on the basis of Baltic 21. The results reached to date include: increased awareness of matters related to sustainable development in the six participant countries; enhanced communication exchange and networking among the sampled nations; improved information flow and increased participation in events, activities and programmes across the Baltic Sea region. BEIDS is a prime example of the feasibility of using marine research as a tool for sustainable development and the results reached over the first two years are reviewed in this paper.

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Leal Filho, W. (2002), "The Baltic environmental information dissemination system: a tool for sustainable development in the Baltic Sea region", Environmental Management and Health, Vol. 13 No. 2, pp. 194-206. https://doi.org/10.1108/09566160210424617

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