The Baltic Sea in Changes Anne Kivinukk, REC Estonia

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The Baltic Sea in ChangesAnne Kivinukk, REC
Estonia
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REC Estonia

• Role of REC Estonia in the project Baltic Sea
  Challenge Cities for the Healthier Sea
• Organising a knowledge based competition The
  Baltic Sea in Changes.

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The Baltic Sea in Changes

• A goal of the competition was to attract public
  attention to the condition of the Baltic Sea -
  related changes and the need to protect the
  maritime environment.
• Young people of 1618 from Finland, Latvia and
  Estonia were invited to participate as teams of
  35 persons.
• The participants were asked to make 5 photos
  during 5 weeks describe the changes in an
  essay.
• In order to meet this goal, a series of 5 photos
  and an explanatory essay composed. Photo art has
  been used as a tool of environmental education.

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The Baltic Sea in Changes

• The main criterion was the content of the work
  perception of changes, environmental protection
  aspects, potential risks and dangers to the
  Baltic Sea at the chosen spot, etc.

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The Baltic Sea in Changes

• 37 groups from Finland, Estonia, and Latvia
  registered
• 22 groups submitted their works

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Coastline and Reeds The WellyTeam Langinkosken
lukio, Finland

• The Baltic Sea is the responsibility of each one
  of us and that is why this ecosystem should be
  kept unchanged.

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Changes in the Baltic Sea and its ShoreBulwark
of LiepajaAmbers, Latvia

• ...it is required to take appropriate action to
  reduce the pollution in the Baltic Sea, that is,
  to coordinate our behaviour and take all required
  actions to prevent pollution and the damage done
  by no one but ourselves...

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The story about the spring of Aiataguse and the
garbage stream of Männiku Rabalased, Estonia
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Public favouriteBaltic Sea and its Watershed in
Changes Hans Mikk, Estonia
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Workshop in Estonia

• The best team of each country was invited to a
  workshop on Art and Environment, which was held
  in Tallinn and on the island of Aegna on August
  9-11th 2011.

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Whats next?

• Distribution of the results of the competition.
• Encourage people to visit the web page.
• Establishment of public forum to the web page
  http//bsc.recestonia.ee
• Use of camera as an educational tool of
  environmental education.
• Distribution of environmental information to
  each target group with appropriate tools.

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The Baltic Sea in Changes

• More information at
• http//bsc.recestonia.ee
• REC Estonia
• Narva mnt 4, Tallinn
• 372 64 61 423
• Info_at_recestonia.ee