he U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

(U.S. EPA) has received financial support to establish the Partnership to work with the Baltic Sea countries to address environmental problems and their solutions that are common to both bodies of water.

ultilateral watershed management has been identified as a

principal area of cooperation. Although the Great Lakes and the Baltic Sea differ in that the

former is a freshwater ecosystem and the latter a saline one, the two water bodies have a great deal in common. Both are vast watersheds affected by large human populations and diverse use patterns, and both are controlled by a variety of different governmental entities.            Click for more..