Baltic 21 - An Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea Region

MONITORING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Introduction

The document "An Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea Region", adopted by the CBSS Foreign Ministers in 1998 emphasises that it is important for the whole process that progress be reviewed regularly by the highest political level in the region. The same document states that the Prime Ministers of the Baltic Sea Region should receive a progress report, including a review of the progress of fulfilling the set-up goals, approximately every 5th year for consideration and for decision on any additional action needed. The review should be based on the agreed indicators and follow-up system. The Agenda 21 for the Baltic Sea Region also stresses that considerations of the progress by sector and environmental ministers should take place at ministerial meetings every 2nd or 3rd year, and may involve also the foreign ministers.

To date, Baltic 21 has performed two assessments of the progress towards sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region and in the implementation of the Baltic 21 Action Programme. The first assessment was published in the year 2000 and covers the first two years of the implementation process. The most recent assessment was made in the 2004.

Periodic report of 2009

1/2009

Baltic 21 Triennial Report 2006-2008: A decade of Experience for the Benfit of the Future (Baltic 21 Series 1/2009)

Baltic 21 Triennial Report 2006-2008: A decade of experience for the benefit of the future, is the latest in the series of Baltic 21 periodic reports which highlights the progress in and challenges to implementing Agenda 21 regionally during the years 2006 to 2008. It presents and assesses the course of sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region, describes the activities of Baltic 21 both on project and policy level, and provides insight into the reform process initiated in 2008 and due to be completed by the end of 2009. The report was submitted for information to the 15^th Ministerial session of the Council of the Baltic Sea States in Elsinore, Denmark on 3-4 June 2009.

Periodic report of 2006

1/2006

Baltic 21 Triennial Report 2003-2005: Realising a Common Vision of a Baltic Sea Eco-Region (Baltic 21 Series 1/2006)

Baltic 21 Triennial Report 2003-2005: Realising a Common Vision of a Baltic Sea Eco-Region highlights the progress in and challenges to implementing Agenda 21 regionally during the years 2003 to 2005. It presents and assesses the course of sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region. Based on these assessments, it provides a number of forward-looking policy recommendations and identifies emerging challenges of priority concern. It was submitted for information to the 6^th Baltic Sea States Summit held in Reykjavik, Iceland on 7-8 June 2006.

Periodic report of 2004

1/2004

Five Years of Regional Progress Towards Sustainable Development (Baltic 21 Series 1/2004)

This report has been developed for submission to the Prime Ministers of the Baltic Sea States meeting at the 5th Baltic Sea States Summit on 21 June 2004 in Laulasmaa, Estonia. It delivers a concise assessment of sustainable development trends in the Baltic Sea Region and a review of the progress in the implementation of the Baltic 21 Action Programme. Annexed to this report is a new Baltic 21 mandate, which is a Baltic 21 response to the lessons learned during the first five years of the process and the new challenges.

Periodic report of 2003

1/2003

Baltic 21 Report 2000-2002: Towards Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region (Baltic 21 Series 1/2003)

The report takes stock of the progress towards sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region by means of a selection of Baltic 21 indicators. The progress of the Baltic 21 process and the conclusions based on five years of implementation are also presented. The report is also available in a hard copy (English only) and in pdf in English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Russian and Swedish.

A short flyer about this report, its conclusions and recommendations has been printed and is also available on our website.

Baltic 21 Report 2000-2002: Towards Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region (web-version)

This is a comprehensive report made for display on the internet. It contains 110 indicators, including downloadable data and graphs. It describes the overall progress towards sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region as well as the development within the Baltic 21 Sectors, Spatial Planning and selected Joint Actions. Progress reports from the Sectors are also included. Developed in mid-2003.

A short flyer about this report, its conclusions and recommendations has been printed and is also available on our website.

Periodic report of 2000

	1/2000	Biennial Report - 2000 (Baltic 21 Series 1/2000) This report presents the progress in implementing the Baltic 21 Action Programme as well as a summary of the monitoring and assessment of the Baltic Sea Region’s progress towards the agreed goals for sustainable development (the latter is described in a comprehensive way in the report listed below).

	2/2000	Development in the Baltic Sea Region towards the Baltic 21 Goals – an indicator based assessment (Baltic 21 Series 2/2000) This report provides a full presentation of the Baltic 21 goals, the agreed indicators and the compiled statistics, together with the assessment of the current trends in the region and progress towards the agreed goals.

		Baltic 21 Goals and Indicators – 2000 A web-based presentation of the Baltic 21 Goals and Indicators. Data fort the Baltic 21 indicators are also available.