MAREThe eight-year (1999—2006) research programme MARE, funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Environmental Research, MISTRA, was aimed at decision-makers working on Baltic Sea environmental issues. In the programme, a user-friendly decision support system (Baltic Nest) was developed. It demonstrated what could be a cost-effective distribution of the measures needed in order to achieve a desired environmental quality in the Baltic Sea. By changing various parameters in the system, the user can create different scenarios of possible options in different parts of the Baltic Sea region.When MARE ended in 2006, the Baltic Nest support system, continued to be maintained and developed within the Baltic Nest Institute (BNI), established in Sweden and Denmark. The Baltic Nest Institute is an independent research institute placed at Stockholm Resilience Center (SRC), Stockholm University and in Denmark at the National Environmental Research Institute (NERI), Århus University in Roskilde.
Baltic Nest Institute has been involved in various international projects, presented below.
EU-projects
CHARM
CREAM
The Best Practice Project
The Best Practice Project is a collaboration between Baltic Nest Institute and the Baltic Sea 2020 foundation. Fisheries management in Europe has failed to deliver on its goals under the current European Fisheries Policy. Baltic Sea fisheries are a clear example, providing overwhelming evidence. The project gathers internationally recognized scientists from natural, economic and social sciences to investigate known examples of successful management.
Based on the scientific review, in depth analysis of case studies will be undertaken in order to elaborate management and policy recommendations. The revision of the Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), initiated in the spring 2009, present an opportunity to generate change in European management.
