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Protection of Freshwater Ecosystems
Protection of the Arctic Environment
WWF-Finland: In the International Arena
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The biggest culprits are, of course, the people. Over one hundred million people live within the catchment area of the Baltic Sea. They are responsible for the sewage, agricultural wastes, and industrial and vehicular emissions that pollute the rivers. These heavily polluted rivers eventually flow into the sea, causing irreparable ecological damage. Realizing that protection of the Baltic Sea requires joint efforts, WWF-Finland is working in close cooperation with WWF International as well as neighbouring WWF National Organizations. WWFs Baltic Sea Programme focuses on the eastern parts of the region where the environmental problems resulting from pollution are more serious.
WWF-Finland also attends meetings of the Helsinki Commission as an observer. It has even succeeded in getting an article
concerning biological diversity included in the new convention on the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Baltic Sea
Area.
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