Deadline: 17-Dec-21
NEFCO has announced the applications for Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) Fund to benefit the ecological wellbeing of the Baltic Sea.
The aim of the BSAP Fund is to help restore the ecological status of the Baltic Sea. It was set up in 2010 to speed up the implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP), which was adopted by the HELCOM member countries in 2007.
Goals
Guided by the HELCOM vision o “a healthy Baltic Sea environment with diverse biological components functioning in balance, resulting in a good ecological status and supporting a wide range of sustainable economic and social activities”, the updated BSAP is divided into four segments with specific goals:
- Biodiversity, with its goal of “Baltic Sea ecosystem is healthy and resilient”,
- Eutrophication, with its goal of “Baltic Sea unaffected by eutrophication”
- Hazardous substances and litter, with its goal of a “Baltic Sea unaffected by hazardous substances and litter”, and
- Sea-based activities, with its goal of “Environmentally sustainable sea-based activities”.
Focus Areas
Both public and private entities have received funding from the Fund and following areas are included in the project portfolio:
- Biogas production with nutrient recycling
- Best agricultural practices
- Pyrolysis and nutrient recycling
- Deepwater oxygenation
- Nutrient retrieval from seabeds
- Wastewater treatment plants
- Small scale sanitation plant
- Leakage prevention
- Alternative fuels
- Harbour facilities
- Information centres
Funding Information
- Selected proposals may receive grant financing from EUR 30,000 to EUR 200,000 subject to certain co-financing requirements.
- Financing can be awarded to commercial or non-commercial partners for projects in the Baltic Sea Region and its catchment area for:
- Demonstration purposes
- Project development and preparation
- Project implementation
- Institutional support
Eligible Projects
Eligible project activities can include, but are not limited to:
- Fighting eutrophication
- Measures to reduce land-based nutrient inputs
- Measures to improve nutrient recycling
- Measures to manage internal nutrient reserves (in coastal areas) in line with the pre-cautionary principle and HELCOM’s Ministerial Declaration 2018
- Measures to address pollution by hazardous substances
- Measures to reduce marine litter
- Projects and measures that address one or several areas
For more information, visit https://www.nefco.int/fund-mobilisation/funds-managed-by-nefco/baltic-sea-action-plan-fund/