In this perspective article, we provide recommendations for strengthening the policy framework for protecting the Baltic Sea from agricultural nutrient pollution. The most striking weakness is the lax implementation of prescribed abatement measures, particularly concerning manure management, in most countries. Institutions of the EU should also be leveraged for achieving Baltic Sea Action Plan (BSAP) goals. In contrast to the Helsinki Convention, the European Union has economic, political and legal mandates to further implementation and compliance. Equally important is the need for strengthening of local institutions, particularly Water Boards and independent agricultural advisory services in the eastern Baltic Sea Region countries. There is also an urgent need for implementation of voluntary land-use measures where EU funding available to farmers is more broadly and effectively used by providing it on the basis of estimated abatement performance, which can be realized through modelling. The enormous potential for funding performance-based schemes, manure management infrastructure and advisory services through the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy are currently underutilized.

在这篇观点文章中，我们为加强保护波罗的海免受农业营养物污染的政策框架提供了建议。最显着的弱点是大多数国家对规定的减排措施执行不严，特别是在粪便管理方面。还应利用欧盟机构实现波罗的海行动计划 (BSAP) 目标。与赫尔辛基公约相比，欧盟具有经济、政治和法律授权以进一步实施和遵守。同样重要的是需要加强地方机构，特别是波罗的海东部地区国家的水务局和独立农业咨询服务。还迫切需要实施自愿土地使用措施，通过根据估算的减排绩效（可以通过建模来实现）提供给农民的欧盟资金更广泛和有效地使用。通过欧盟共同农业政策为基于绩效的计划、粪便管理基础设施和咨询服务提供资金的巨大潜力目前尚未得到充分利用。