Saint-Petersburg Initiative
The Baltic Sea, praised by our ancestors in epics and sagas, has served and united people for many centuries.
It provided the trade routes and literally fed our nations. It is high time we repay these debts
Vladimir Putin's speech at the Baltic Sea Action Summit, held in Helsinki on February 10, 2010
...the St. Petersburg Initiative ... will unite government officials, business and civil society and will become the generator of practical ideas and specific proposals for the preservation of the Baltic Sea’s ecological system
Dmitry Medvedev's speech at a conference of the heads of governments of Baltic States, held in St. Petersburg on April 5, 2013
The priceless heritage of the Baltic Sea ecosystem must be protected, preserved and, where possible, restored. In the end, the Baltic Sea should remain clean, healthy and productive
From speeches made at the conference of the heads of governments of Baltic States, dealing with the protection of the Baltic Region’s ecology, held in St. Petersburg on April 5, 2013
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About Saint-Petersburg Initiative
The St. Petersburg Initiative was brought forward at the Baltic Sea Forum, held in St. Petersburg on April 5–7, 2013, and received the approval of the participants, the heads of government of the Baltic Region countries. The Forum was organized by Russian Government of the within the framework of the Year of the Environment in Russia.
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Competitions of Projects
The goals of the upcoming competitions under the St. Petersburg Initiative are the improvement of the environmental condition of the Baltic Sea, the use of new technologies, reduction of eutrophication in the region and the creation of a unique and useful partnership
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Environmental Safety
«The sustainable socio-economic development of the states depend on effective solutions to problems in the formation of an international system of environmental safety»
V. Putin, IV Nevsky International Ecological Congress
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