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A Thriving Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a unique and vulnerable ecosystem. We support those who restore its habitats and strengthen its resilience.
Find out how to apply for our funding.
Who we are
The Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation (BaltCF) is a non-profit, grant-making foundation based in Germany and governed by environmental NGOs. Our mission is to help protect the Baltic Sea by funding and supporting projects and other activities in the entire Baltic Sea catchment.
What we do
We support projects by non-profits and public institutions that make a concrete contribution to the improvement of the Baltic Sea’s ecological state. Our key achievements so far:
Projects supported
Marine protected areas created
Awarded in grants
Peatlands restored
Fish migration obstacles neutralized
Ghost gear retrieved
Learn more about our funding.
About the
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is a very special and sensitive marine ecosystem – and one of the most polluted and overused ones in the world. Its unique features make many pressures more intense, but they also inspire us to protect this piece of nature.
A bladderwrack colony has recently been discovered to be the largest clone organism on Earth, stretching 550 km along the Swedish coast.
About 10% of the Baltic Sea are permanently or temporarily dead zones. This is mostly due to fertilizers from agriculture.
Rivers bring 540 km³ of freshwater into the Baltic Sea every year, including pollutants and litter. Restoring the rivers therefore also protects the Baltic Sea.
Funded Projects
BaltCF supports projects and other measures that help restore and protect the Baltic Sea. Explore the activities we fund.
