The area of the basin of the Baltic is four times as much as the area of the sea itself. Due to this it is highly exposed to degradation. The Baltic Sea Joint Comprehensive Environmental Action Program (the Baltic Program) was established to launch corrective and preventive measures required for the restoration of the ecological balance in the Baltic environment. Its implementation has been planned for 20 years, by 2012. The Ministry of Environment provides information in the to-date implementation of the Program in Poland.