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Baltic Impulse is acluster of nine environmental projects running under Baltic Sea RegionProgramme 2007-2013. The aim of the cluster is to ensure further use ofoutcomes of the projects and increase their visibility. The cluster,Baltic Impulse, aims also to intensify exchange of experiences and ideasand further development of cooperation through cluster partnerworkshops. The overall theme of discussions is divided to two parallellines: 
1. reducing nutrient pollution; prevention of phosphorus and nitrogen leaching, phosphorus recycling
2. environmentally sound management of hazardous substances.

Baltic Impulse will organise workshops around the theme and produce a synthesis report based on the discussions.

The Projects in the cluster are:

Baltic Compass promotes sustainable agriculture inthe Baltic Sea region. The special emphasis is on reducingeutrophication. The project works in five areas; best practices,investment facilitation, water assessment and scenarios and policyadaptation.
www.balticcompass.org 

Baltic Deal gathers farmers and farmers?advisory organisations around the Baltic Sea in a unique effort to raisethe competence concerning agri-environmental practices and measures.
www.balticdeal.eu 

Baltic Manure aims to change the generalperception of manure from a waste product to a resource. The projectwill identify the inherent business opportunities of manure with thehelp of the
best available manure handling technologies and developed
policy framework.
www.balticmanure.eu 

Beras Implementation promotes a genuineecological alternative for a good environmental status of the BalticSea, mitigating adverse climate effects from agriculture and secures asustainable and prosperous development in the region.
www.beras.eu 

COHIBA ? Control of hazardous substances in the Baltic Sea region.COHIBAproject supports the implementation of the BSAP with regard tohazardous substances by developing joint actions to reach the goal.COHIBA identified the sources and inputs of the eleven hazardoussubstances and developed measures to reduce them.
www.cohiba-project.net 

PURE is a project on urban reduction ofeutrophication. PURE promotes better treatment of urban wastewaters inthe Baltic Sea region and combats eutrophication by enhancing phosphorusremoval at selected municipal wastewater treatment plants in theregion.
www.purebalticsea.eu 

PRESTO is a project on reduction of theeutrophication of the Baltic Sea today. Prestoimproves quality oflocal waters and the Baltic Sea by reducing nutrient load throughtransnational investments, education and awareness rising.
www.prestobalticsea.eu 

SMOCS - Sustainable management of contaminatedsediments. SMOCS project will produce a guideline on treatment ofcontaminated sediments in cooperation with ports, authorities andindustry. SMOCS contributes to the EUSBRS concerning actions to reducehazardous substances.
www.smocs.eu 

Waterpraxis ? From theory and plans toeco-efficient and sustainable practices to improve the status of theBaltic Sea. Waterpraxis aims to improve the status of the Baltic Sea byassisting the implementation of river basin management plans intopractice in the region.
www.waterpraxis.net 

Baltic Impulse runs from September 2012 to September 2013.

Baltic Impulse has created a brochure that highlights typical challenges to regional development in the BSR and steps towards their resolution by telling some example stories from each of the projects.

You can read the Sustainable resource management for a healthy Baltic Sea - Baltic Impulse synthesis report here.

More information: 

Cluster coordinator
Paula Biveson
Baltic Sea Action Group
paula.biveson@bsag.fi