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This report, commissioned by the Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management and led by WSP, examines the feasibility of introducing a trading system for eutrophication in the Baltic Sea region to accelerate recovery efforts and ensure compatibility with EU legislation.

This guide, produced within the CASCADE project, provides local government officials and experts with tools to identify and overcome barriers to climate change adaptation. It categorizes these barriers into eight groups and offers a self-assessment questionnaire and a curated list of resources, including videos and manuals, to facilitate the adaptation process.

This report, produced as part of the CASCADE project, provides a framework and resources for municipal officers and experts to identify and overcome barriers to climate change adaptation. It categorizes adaptation barriers into eight themes and offers a self-evaluation survey and a guide of resources—including video clips and critical discussion questions—to facilitate local-level risk assessment and adaptation planning.

This research paper presents a systematic map of evidence regarding the effectiveness of ecotechnologies used for the recovery and reuse of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in agriculture within the Baltic Sea region and similar boreo-temperate systems, focusing on literature from 2013 to 2017.

This report summarizes a 2019 policy dialogue in Tallinn, Estonia, focused on establishing a sustainable bioeconomy in the Baltic Sea region by 2050. Key findings highlight energy as the primary driving sector and identify five essential enabling factors: clear policy goals, innovation support, demand generation, cross-sector cooperation, and circularity. The report also notes regional differences in policy implementation, with Estonia and Latvia using national strategies while Poland and Lithuania use sectoral policies. Finally, it reflects on the pilot methodology, suggesting that future workshops should use more tailored visions and group participants by economic sector rather than organization type.

This report provides a cost-benefit analysis (CBA) of selected eco-technologies for wastewater treatment and nutrient recovery across three catchment areas in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). By combining CBA with multi-criteria analysis (MCA), the study evaluates the economic efficiency of various technologies compared to baseline scenarios, focusing on the recovery of phosphorus and nitrogen and the mitigation of greenhouse gas emissions.

This document outlines a protocol for a systematic map designed to evaluate the effectiveness of ecotechnologies used for the reuse of carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus in agriculture within the Baltic Sea region and boreo-temperate systems.

The BONUS RETURN project aims to increase the adoption of eco-technologies in the Baltic Sea Region to reduce emissions and enhance nutrient/carbon reuse. In its first year (2017-2018), the project established a broad definition of 'eco-technologies' following a systematic review of literature, identified potential technologies in agriculture and wastewater sectors, and began baseline environmental modelling in three river basins: Vantaanjoki (Finland), Słupia (Poland), and Fyrisån (Sweden). It also launched an innovation competition and established stakeholder platforms to support the commercialization and implementation of these technologies.

This report documents the 'Nutrients and Carbon Reuse Challenge,' an open competition launched by the BONUS RETURN project to identify and support emerging eco-technologies capable of recovering nutrients and carbon in the Baltic Sea Region. The document outlines the competition's criteria, the evaluation process conducted by a panel of experts, and the selection of three winning technologies—Biophree, TerraNovaUltra, and Ravita—to enter a pre-commercialization process.

This fact sheet describes the CASCADE (Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation and Development) project, an initiative designed to improve urban and macro-regional resilience in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) by developing local-level climate change risk assessment methodologies and fostering cooperation between climate professionals and civil protection experts.

This report by the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) evaluates the preliminary implementation of the 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) across 11 countries in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR). It synthesizes data from OECD, UN ECE, and other expert reviews to identify regional strengths, weaknesses, and organizational challenges in governance and monitoring.

This policy brief by the Stockholm Environment Institute evaluates the implementation of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) in the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) from 2007 to 2013 and assesses proposed reforms for the post-2013 period. It argues that the CAP has had limited success in reducing environmental impacts and suggests that future reforms should better embrace the region's agricultural diversity and foster transboundary cooperation to protect common water bodies.

This 2012 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute analyzes the implementation of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) within the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) during the 2007-2013 period. It examines the challenges of integrating agricultural productivity with environmental boundary conditions, such as nutrient reduction and biodiversity conservation. The report argues that the diversity of farming systems in the BSR should be an asset and recommends that post-2013 CAP reforms shift toward treating environmental services as a core value of farming rather than a precondition for payment, while introducing 'soft measures' to improve transboundary cooperation and stakeholder engagement.

This fact sheet describes the BalticClimate toolkit, a resource developed between 2008 and 2012 to support local and regional stakeholders in the Baltic Sea Region in addressing climate change through adaptation, mitigation, and economic development.

This report presents the proceedings of a workshop held on June 1–2, 2010, at the Stockholm Resilience Centre. The event brought together approximately 35 scholars to explore the role of social learning in environmental change, governance, and sustainability, focusing on its application across diverse contexts such as natural resource management, climate change adaptation, and formal education.

This 1998 report by the Stockholm Environment Institute presents two contrasting future scenarios for the Baltic Sea Region (BSR) up to the year 2030: a Conventional Development Scenario (CDS) and a Sustainability Vision. The report argues that a 'business-as-usual' approach will lead to increased environmental pressure and persistent socio-economic disparities, whereas a transition to sustainability requires proactive policy interventions, technological decoupling of growth from resource use, and a shift in human values.

The CASCADE (Community Safety Action for Supporting Climate Adaptation) project is a 24-month initiative funded by the European Union's DG ECHO to enhance resilience in the Baltic Sea Region by integrating civil protection and climate change adaptation expertise.

This event report summarizes a May 2019 workshop in Gdansk, Poland, focused on improving water and nutrient governance in the Baltic Sea region. Key discussions centered on the challenges of phosphorus recycling, the role of cities and public procurement in driving circular innovations, the use of testbeds for scaling technology, and the potential for carbon farming to mitigate climate change while improving soil health. The report highlights that while technical solutions exist, market demand, regulatory barriers based on product origin, and a lack of trust remain primary obstacles to the widespread adoption of symbiotic circular economy models.