Capacities for Nutrient Circularity in the Baltic Sea Region
CirCan

CirCan

PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
4 Cooperation governance
objective
4.1 Project platform
Contributing to
1.1 Resilient economies and communities
Project type
Implementation
July 2026 - October 2028
Technical details

CirCan

The project platform CirCan provides public authorities and sectoral agencies with consolidated knowledge on nutrient recycling and recovery to support effective nutrient management and reduce pollution from persistent eutrophication. CirCan consolidates results from 14 projects.
The platform addresses nutrient recovery and recycling in the Baltic Sea region, where implementation remains difficult due to the scale and complexity of the challenge. The Baltic Sea Regional Nutrient Recycling Strategy provides a shared framework, but limited capacity and resources continue to slow progress. The platform synthesises solutions on recycled nutrient markets, environmental and social benefits and trade-offs, drawing on recent Interreg, Horizon and national projects. It engages national public authorities and sectoral agencies through existing knowledge-transfer and policy structures, including HELCOM’s Working Group Source to Sea and EUSBSR PA Nutri. This enables authorities to use consolidated evidence in national decision-making and in regional cooperation processes, particularly when designing economic instruments and integrating nutrient recycling into CAP national implementation. The intended change is improved use of existing knowledge and strengthened capacity within national and regional policy frameworks. By supporting more coherent approaches to nutrient circularity, the platform contributes to reduced nutrient losses, a healthier Baltic Sea and more sustainable agricultural systems.
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Budgets

CirCan
in numbers.
  • 0.98
    Million
    Total
  • 0.79
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway
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10 Benefitting organisations Solution(s) in preparation Solution(s) plannedfor use / upscale Pilotactivities 16 Organisationsin the project

CirCan
in numbers.

  • 60.166620424.9435408
  • 60.228981925.0184561
  • 51.412868021.9592099
  • 50.083448719.9269270
  • 56.266945010.3002900

Project partners

Lead partnerBaltic Marine Environment Protection Commission - Helsinki Commission - HELCOM
  • Town
    Helsinki
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Helsinki-Uusimaa
Total partner budget
365,383.20
Natural Resources Institute Finland Luke
  • Town
    Helsinki
  • Region
  • Country
    Finland
  • Region
    Helsinki-Uusimaa
Total partner budget
164,346.00
Institute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation - State Research Institute
  • Town
    Pulawy
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Puławski
Total partner budget
145,250.00
Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Town
    Krakow
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Miasto Kraków
Total partner budget
192,500.00
Organe Institute Plc
  • Town
    Skødstrup
  • Region
  • Country
    Denmark
  • Region
    Østjylland
Total partner budget
115,505.85

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