Last week WWF Sweden hosted their tenth annual Baltic Sea Seminar, as part of the Baltic Sea Festival. During the seminar WWF launched the report, “Counter Currents”, which presents a range of possible futures for the Baltic Sea leading up to the year 2030.
The exploration of the future is told in four story lines, entitled Clear Waters Ahead, Dangerous Currents, Islands in the Stream, and Shipwrecked. In each scenario, WWF presents a different combination of possible developments, and what sort of impacts those combinations of forces might have on the health of the Baltic Sea and the populations and businesses it supports.
The report outlines and explains in detail how decisions made today may impact what will happen in 20 years’ time. The message to the audience, managers and practitioners is to read the report, to start making decisions based on which scenario we want to achieve.
There is still time to “save” the Baltic Sea if the right decisions are made today.