We protect the Baltic Sea
Congratulations Jochen Lamp!

Congratulations Jochen Lamp!

May 28, 2019 | General

We congratulate Jochen Lamp, chairman of our partner foundation OSTSEESTIFTUNG and head of the Baltic Sea Office of WWF Germany for being honoured with the Baltic Sea Award for his achievement for nature conservation in the Baltic Sea...

Race For The Baltic

May 28, 2019 | General

On 3rd of June 2019 the managing director of the Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation will visit the Race For The Baltic – workshop in Stockholm. Race For The Baltic and partners support municipalities to develop projects to protect the Baltic Sea. The workshop allows...
We mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. Mathias Grünwald

We mourn the loss of Prof. Dr. Mathias Grünwald

Jan 15, 2019 | Foundation News

We mourn the loss of our Vicepresident Prof. Dr. Mathias Grünwald. Dr. Dirk von Ameln, President, on behalf of the Board of Trustees; Alfred Schumm, Chair, on behalf of the Board of Directors; Peter Torkler, Managing Director, on behalf of the...
The Woodland Key Habitats

The Woodland Key Habitats

Dec 17, 2018 | Projects

The Woodland Key Habitats The project started in August 2018 and could already secure 111 ha of valuable Woodland Key Habitats as newly protected areas in Estonia. By end of 2018 additional 270 ha of valuable old growth forests have been registered for...

New Chairman appointed

Oct 9, 2018 | Foundation News

The Board of Trustees appointed during its last meeting Alfred Schumm as new member of the baltcf board. After four years of intensive and successfull work with baltcf, Heike Vesper stepped back as board member and chair. Alfred Schumm replaced Heike Vesper as...
Expedition to the Franken Shipwreck

Expedition to the Franken Shipwreck

Jul 23, 2018 | Projects

Since February 2018, the Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation funds the project “Reduction of the negative impact of oil spills from the Franken shipwreck” carried out by the Mare Foundation in close collaboration with the Maritime Institute Gdansk. The...
Annual Report 2016

Annual Report 2016

Jan 11, 2018 | Foundation News, Projects, Uncategorised

2016 was a busy and successful year. We started our funding activities with 6 projects that already cover 3 Baltic Sea states, namely Russia, Sweden and Poland, and began building up valuable networks. We also reached our first milestone by completing a project. You...
Field visit to Estonia

Field visit to Estonia

Dec 19, 2017 | Foundation News, Projects, Uncategorised

The year has almost ended, but before 2018 starts off with newly received concepts and approved projects, managing director Peter Torkler still visited potential project regions in the Eastern part of Estonia. The Baltic state has a wide range of biodiversity and is...