Rüdiger Strempel reflects on Finland’s special connection with HELCOM and the organisation’s regional efforts to protect the ...

The destruction of the Nord Stream pipelines in 2022 escalated geopolitical tensions and led to the largest methane leak in history—approximately 510,000 metric tonnes of gas entered not just the ...

Broadly speaking, 14 percent of the Baltic Sea recorded methane concentrations ... Numerical modeling showed that out of 188 marine protected areas (MPAs) in the Baltic, eight were exposed to ...

The Baltic Sea region is on high alert after a string of power cable, telecom link, and gas pipeline outages since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. In response, NATO last month said it would deploy ...

The European Union and NATO must strengthen cooperation to protect critical energy infrastructure from attacks, which pose a ...

In total, we estimate that over 14 per cent of the entire Baltic Sea was exposed to methane levels that were at least five times above normal," says Martin Mohrmann. Marine protected areas ...

"The gas grid in the area is not particularly well integrated with the rest of the European grid," Kashaul noted. "In much of Europe, this would be a bit of a nuisance, but in the Baltic Sea ...

It is estimated that this will have a significant impact on the ecosystems of 23 marine protected areas in the Baltic Sea region. However, further research is needed to determine what effect the ...

NATO on Tuesday launched operation Baltic Sentry to deter further attempts to damage critical underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. Secretary ... monitoring of key areas for our alliance.

"Our gliders, together with ocean modeling for the southern Baltic Sea, have given us a good ... currents transported the methane to 23 marine protected areas. "We now know the areas where the ...