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Baltic Rim Economies – a list of writers The following expert articles have been published in the previous reviews: Review Author(s) Position Title of article 1/2021 Krista Mikkonen Minister of the Environment and Climate State of the Baltic Sea is a Change, priority to the Finnish Ministry of the Environment, government Finland 1/2021 Minna Arve Mayor, Sustainability as the policy City of Turku, framework Finland 1/2021 Brita Bohman Senior Lecturer in Environmental Law, Updating the Baltic Sea Action Department of Law, Stockholm University, Plan Sweden 1/2021 Anna Törnroos Assistant Professor (tenure track), The Decade for oceans and Faculty of Science and Engineering, Åbo humanity Akademi University, Finland 1/2021 Mati Kahru Ph.D., Researcher, The changing Baltic Sea Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California, San Diego, USA 1/2021 Karoliina A. Koho Dr., Project Officer, Towards a “green” future of the BONUS Secretariat (EEIG), Baltic Sea Helsinki, Finland 1/2021 Maciej Zalewski European Regional Centre For Ecohydrology Green Deal – Ecohydrological PAS, nature-based solutions for UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and improvement of Baltic ecological Applied Ecology, status Łódź, Poland 1/2021 Aija Caune Chairperson, Hope, stability and protection Coalition Clean Baltic Mikhail Durkin Executive Secretary, Coalition Clean Baltic Nils Höglund Fisheries Policy Officer, Coalition Clean Baltic 1 1/2021 Hannu Klemola Areal Manager, Vulnerable sea needs voluntary Finnish Association for Nature Conservation work to support common vision (FANC), Finland 1/2021 Liene Gaujeniete Spatial Planning Expert, EUSBSR PA Maritime spatial planning for Spatial Planning Coordinator, improved environment in the VASAB Secretariat, Baltic Sea Riga, Latvia 1/2021 Kalervo Väänänen Professor, Rector Emeritus, Recycling is a key to the University of Turku, sustainable marine ecology and Finland economy 1/2021 Tarja Haaranen Director General, Blue bioeconomy – a sustainable Ministry of the Environment, path for resource utilisation Finland 1/2021 Kirsi Kostamo Development Manager, Offsetting – new possibilities Biodiversity Centre, Finnish Environment for sustainable economic Institute (SYKE), growth? Finland Minna Pekkonen Coordinator, Biodiversity Centre, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Finland 1/2021 Staffan Lund Agr., Waterdrive Coordinator, Reaching further for cleaner Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, water and rural development SLU, Sweden 1/2021 Liisa Pietola Head of Environmental Affairs, Climate change challenges water Central Union of Agricultural Producers and protection in agriculture Forest Owners MTK, Finland 1/2021 Katarzyna Fidler Project Manager, Is Estonia’s timber industry Baltic Sea Conservation Foundation barking up the wrong tree? (BaltCF), Germany 1/2021 Mikko Jokinen Environmental Director Emeritus, Is COVID-19 driven shutdown City of Turku, Finland of Danish fur industries alarming signal for the Baltic Long Term Co-Chair in UBC Sustainable Sea eutrophication? Cities Commission 1/2021 Jukka Mehtonen Senior Expert, Better management of Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), hazardous chemicals Helsinki, Finland 2 1/2021 Noora Perkola Leading Researcher, Reducing pharmaceutical Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), emissions to Baltic Sea Finland 1/2021 Jorma Kämäräinen Chief Adviser, D.Sc., IMO regulations and winter Finnish Transport and Communications navigation Agency (Traficom), Finland 1/2021 Joacim Johannesson Senior Advisor, Baltic Sea regional cooperation Marine Spatial Planning Unit, Swedish for better maritime spatial Agency for Marine and Water Management, planning Sweden Co-chair, HELCOM-VASAB Maritime Spatial Planning Working Group 1/2021 Sari Repka Project Manager, Maritime governance and University of Turku, shipping Finland 1/2021 Jouni Lappalainen Dr., Head of Team, Risk management in maritime Finnish Transport and Communications transport in the Baltic Sea Agency Traficom, demands committed regional Finland cooperation Valtteri Laine Capt., Special Adviser, Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, Finland 1/2021 Rami Metsäpelto CEO, Safe and smoothly running Fintraffic VTS, maritime transport requires a Finland shared digital situational awareness 1/2021 Ida-Maja Hassellöv Professor of Maritime Environmental Science, Increased environmental Chalmers University of Technology, pressure from ships Department of Mechanics and Maritime Sciences, Sweden 3 1/2021 Henrik Ringbom Professor of Maritime Law, Why are we so timid on ship- University of Turku, source pollution? Finland Head of Research, Åbo Akademi University, Finland Professor II, Scandinavian Institute of Maritime Law, University of Oslo, Norway 1/2021 Dani Lindberg Sustainability Manager, Tackling food waste, a shipping Viking Line Abp, company’s perspective Finland 1/2021 Rasmus Uglebjerg Policy Area Coordinator, Sustainable shipping in the With EUSBSR PA Ship, Baltic Sea Region Denmark Josefine Eva Lilly Policy Area Coordinator, Pallesen EUSBSR PA Ship, Denmark 1/2021 Jukka-Pekka Senior Researcher, Future path for shipping Jalkanen Finnish Meteorological Institute, fraught with peril? Finland 1/2021 Nerijus Blažauskas Dr., Senior Researcher, Marine research boosts the Coastal Research and Planning Institute, marine economy in Lithuania Klaipeda, Lithuania 1/2021 Marko Takala Project Manager, CoastNET LIFE offers cost- CoastNET LIFE, Parks & Wildlife, effectiveness in nature Finland management 1/2021 Jaakko Ruola Content Director, Finland’s national treasure the Operation Archipelago Sea, Archipelago Sea is in danger Finland Kari Veijonen Project Director, Operation Archipelago Sea, Finland 1/2021 Maija Mussaari FM, Conservation Biologist, Building up biodiversity capital Parks & Wildlife Finland, Finland 1/2021 Anne-Marget Hellén Director of Tourism, Sustainable tourism requires Visit Turku, cooperation Finland 4 1/2021 Juulia Räikkönen Adjunct Professor, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Biodiversity research and science University of Turku, Turku School of tourism Economics and Biodiversity unit, Finland Ilari E. Sääksjärvi Professor, Director of the Biodiversity Unit, University of Turku, Finland 1/2021 Hanna-Mari Senior Specialist, Sustainable tourism in Kuhmonen Ministry of Economic Affairs and archipelagos Employment of Finland, Finland 1/2021 Tiina Rinne- Communication and Developing Manager, Naantali – a gateway to the Kylänpää City of Naantali, archipelago Finland 1/2021 Katriina Siivonen Adjunct Professor, University Lecturer, Cultural sustainability in the University of Turku, Finland Futures archipelago Research Centre, Finland 1/2021 James Simpson Project Manager, St. Olav Waterway – A St. Olav Waterway, European cultural route Finland through the Archipelago 1/2021 Heidi Arponen Marine Conservation Biologist, Mapping the underwater nature Metsähallitus Parks & Wildlife Finland, provides tools for the marine Finland conservation and management of marine protected areas 1/2021 Mikael Westerlund Chief Business Activist, Towards a natural balance of Origin by Ocean, ocean life, with innovation and Finland eco-system partners 1/2021 Sander Loite Senior Specialist, Profitable mussel farms can Estonian Marine Institute, University of clean up the Baltic Sea – just a Tartu, dream or the real deal? Estonia Jonne Kotta Research Professor, Estonian Marine Institute, University of Tartu, Estonia 1/2021 Markku Saiha CEO, Herring with driftnets Paapuuri Oy, Finland 1/2021 Markku Journalist & non-fiction writer, specialized Eagles and seals are back, but Lappalainen on nature, freelancer, the sea is still feeling bad Finland 5 1/2021 Minna Pappila Dr., Senior Researcher, Ecological compensations as an University of Turku, emerging protection tool Finland Charlotta Zetterberg Professor of Environmental Law, University of Uppsala, Sweden 1/2021 Minna Sarvi Research Scientist, Towards sustainability in Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), manure and nutrient use Finland 1/2021 Penina Blankett Ministerial Adviser, VELMU data have many uses Ministry of the Environment, Finland 1/2021 Sari Luostarinen Senior Scientist, Manure data as a prerequisite to Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke), its sustainable use Finland 1/2021 Kirsi Ahlman Deputy Director, Protection Fund for the Centrum Balticum Foundation, Archipelago Sea finances Finland concrete water protection actions 4/2020 Thomas Bareiß MdB, Parliamentary State Secretary EU tourism: Through the crisis Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and and beyond Energy Federal Republic of Germany 4/2020 Catherine European Coordinator of the North Sea- The EU Green Deal: A call for Trautmann Baltic Corridor an ambitious TEN-T policy Former Minister and Member of the European Parliament 4/2020 Ville Tavio Member Nordic EU criticism rising Parliament of Finland Chairperson of the Finns Party Parliamentary Group Finland 4/2020 Grzegorz M. Director General Towards the true Balticness Poznański Permanent Secretariat of the Council of the Baltic Sea States Stockholm, Sweden 4/2020 Dirk Schuebel Ambassador EU-Belarus relations in full Head of the EU Delegation to Belarus crisis mode 4/2020 Thomas Beyer Mayor Wismar – aspiring world Hanseatic City of Wismar heritage city on the Baltic Sea Germany coast 6 4/2020 Marc Ozawa Senior Researcher Biden’s response to Russia NATO Defense College 4/2020 Julia Berghofer Policy Fellow A revival of transatlantic European Leadership Network (ELN) relations under Biden? Germany 4/2020 Alexander Graef Dr., Researcher Enhancing military
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