CONFERENCE SCHEDULE

21. October 2022
10:00 – 16:00 (Local time) / 9:00 -15:00 CET
LOCATION:  Seaplane Harbour, Vesilennuki tee 6, Tallinn, Estonia
Conference will take place at Seaplane Harbour seminar room and is broadcasted to the internet.
To participate via Zoom, one hast to register before the conference, and a corresponding link will be sent to your email. Online registration: baltictransparency.org/registration

Session 1 – ENVIRONMENT 10:00 – 12:00  (CET 9:00 – 11:00)

10:00 – 10:20 Welcoming – Introduction to Baltic Sea Transparency Conference

10:20 – 10:50 Science: Current Environmental State of Baltic Sea
Georg Martin professor of marine biology at the Estonian Maritime Institute

10:50 – 11:10 Baltic Sea Protection & Strategy
Katarina Viik, hydrobiologist, scientific adviser to the Ministry of the Environment

11:10 – 12:00 Panel discussion: Why & How Baltic Sea Is So Polluted
Georg Martin, Katarina Viik, Aleksei Lotman biologist and conservationist (Estonian Nature Foundation), Arvo Veskimets hydrogeology engineer
Moderator: Faristamo Eller

12:00 -13:00 LUNCH

Session 2 – CORRUPTED ENVIRONMENT 13:00 – 16:00  (CET 12:00 – 15:00)

13:00 – 13:10 Introduction to second session

13:10 – 13:30 The Reasons for Continued Baltic Sea Degradation
Robert Hall (Baltic Sea Transparency Cooperation)

13:30 – 14:30 Panel discussion: Business Affecting Nature
Robert Hall, Indrek Vainu, Jaak Rand environment analyst (Foundation of Environmental Information),
Moderator: Madis Vasser

14:30 – 15:00 Voice of People: Discussion – Nature, Science & Business as Usual

15:00 – 15:30 Baltic Sea Manifest 2022

15:30 – 16:00 Conference ending & Press conference

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