HELCOM commits to sharing experiences on the protection of the marine environment and environmentally friendly and sustainable maritime activities with other regional seas organisations, notably within the framework of the UN Regional Seas Programme and through cooperation with other regional seas organisations. By sharing knowledge and experiences among regional seas organisations, HELCOM seeks to facilitate and accelerate the global response to the current challenges our seas and oceans are facing, notably originating from anthropogenic pressures such as from our economic activities or climate change, while sparing resources that could be used to drive the response even further. The regional seas share certain similarities, be they the same pressures on the marine environment caused by similar human activities, the same biochemical characteristics and biodiversity, or similar geopolitical situations. Sharing knowledge and information on how a regional sea deals or has dealt with its own challenges can be a valuable and resource-efficient contribution to the work of other regional sea organisations facing similar issues relating to the protection of the marine environment. In particular, HELCOM commits to sharing its experiences with other regional seas organisations on carrying out holistic assessments of the marine environment and on the implementation of the Baltic Sea Action Plan, including the analysis of sufficiency of measures and the achievement of good environmental/ecological status through improved implementation of these measures.