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The Helsinki Convention is the Convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea Area. Its purpose is to protect the Baltic Sea from pollution from all sources — ships, land and air — and to conserve its marine environment and biodiversity.
Key dates- Original Convention: 22 March 1974
- Revised Convention: 9 April 1992
- 1992 Convention entered into force: 17 January 2000
- It is administered through the Helsinki Commission — HELCOM
Currently the parties include:
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the European Union.