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Description
SDIC Title Helsinki Comission
Acronym HELCOM
Details
Mission and Objectives The Helsinki Commission, or HELCOM, works to protect the marine environment of the Baltic Sea from all sources of pollution through intergovernmental co-operation between Denmark, Estonia, the European Community, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia and Sweden.
Mandate Intergovernmental environmental organization
Formal Mandate International
Main Activities HELCOM, which is works as:an environmental policy maker, an environmental focal point, a body for developing Recommendations, a supervisory body dedicated to ensuring that HELCOM environmental standards are fully implemented and a co-ordinating body.
SDIC URL http://www.helcom.fi
Membership Governments and scientific institutions in the contacting parties
Typology Regional Thematic
Comments
Contact information for SDIC
Contact Person Manuel Frias
Organisation Helsinki Comission (HELCOM)
Function Project Researcher
Address Katajanokanlaituri 6 B FI-00160 Helsinki Finland
Country FINLAND
Tel +358 46 8509209
Fax  
PROPOSED ROLE IN INSPIRE DEVELOPMENT
Which role(s) do you foresee for the SDIC in INSPIRE development
  1. participate in the review process
  2. be kept informed
Area of work/experience
Geographic Domain: International
Description of geographic extent Baltic Sea
Societal Sector Regional
Specific Expertise
Metadata
Data and Service Sharing
Monitoring and Reporting
INSPIRE Data Themes
Title UserProducerCoordinator
Coordinate reference systems    
Geographical grid systems    
Geographical names    
Administrative units    
Addresses    
Transport networks  
Hydrography    
Protected sites  
Elevation    
Land cover    
Orthoimagery    
Geology    
Statistical units    
Buildings    
Soil    
Land use    
Human health and safety    
Utility and governmental services    
Environmental monitoring Facilities    
Production and industrial facilities    
Agricultural and aquaculture facilities    
Population distribution and demography    
Area management/restriction/regulation zones & reporting units    
Natural risk zones    
Atmospheric conditions    
Meteorological geographical features    
Oceanographic geographical features    
Sea regions    
Bio-geographical regions    
Habitats and biotopes    
Species distribution    
Energy Resources    
Mineral Resources    
Previous Experience relevant for INSPIRE development HELCOM Secretariat uses and makes available information that contracting parties create.
Primary Business Marine environment 
Environmental application domains  

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