The Baltic Sea:
A Common Heritage, A Shared Responsibility
In Association with the Committee for Religion, Science and the Environment.
Because it is almost entirely enclosed, the Baltic Sea is the world's most fragile and polluted bodies of water. It receives pollution from nine countries that have widely disparate natural resources, economies, social structures and mores. Some states are active in protecting the environment, but others are not. With these geographical circumstances, the Baltic suffers from pollution, utrification, invasive species, oil spills, and dumped World War II chemical weapons. As a result, it has more than 800 toxic hot spots. Under the patronage of His All Holiness the Ecumenical Patriarch and His Excellency Mr. Romano Prodi, former President of the European Community, the RSE Baltic symposium brought together theologians, scientists, policy makers, environmentalists and journalists to generate and support practical initiatives to protect the Baltic. This film based on their trip illustrates the ecological damage in the Baltic as well as the considerable efforts underway to heal it. In addition, it explores the symposium's continuing quest for a wisdom-based environmental ethos for the world.
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