04.11.2019 Harbour seals population thriving in the Wadden Sea The Expert Group Seals (EG-Seals) of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation estimates a total of 40,800 harbour seals in their newly published 2019 harbour seal report. Read more
15.10.2019 Dutch tourism delegations in East Frisia to exchange knowhow on sustainable tourism As the Wadden Sea World Heritage is one ecosystem shared by three countries, Entrepreneurs, destination marketing organisations and local government also share the same challenges. Read more
26.09.2019 Hamburg hosts first international Swimway conference on migrating fish On 24-26 September 2019, scientists, managers, policy makers, NGOs and other stakeholders explored opportunities for cooperation and protection of migrating fish. Read more
25.09.2019 Wadden Sea World Heritage under stress by climate change New IPCC-report underpins the importance of Danish-Dutch-German cooperation. Read more
23.09.2019 Wadden Sea among world’s flagship marine protected areas at milestone conference on United Nations 2030 Agenda From 4 to 9 September, the Wadden Sea World Heritage was represented at the 4th World Heritage Marine Managers Conference in Glacier Bay, Alaska, USA. Read more
16.09.2019 Common Wadden Sea Secretariat welcomes new Executive Secretary Bernard Baerends On 15 September 2019 Bernard Baerends took up his post as the new Executive Secretary to the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS) in Wilhelmshaven. Read more
29.08.2019 Wadden Sea Experts discuss forms of World Heritage interpretation at Wadden Sea Day “Only those who know, understand and appreciate the Wadden Sea can protect this World Heritage site.” This statement was the core of this year’s Wadden Sea Day. Read more
25.07.2019 Waddentools - Swimway Waddenzee granted The newly granted project Waddentools – Swimway Waddenzee directly derives from the trilateral Swimway Action Programme. Read more
18.07.2019 Trilateral SWIMWAY Action Programme published The Wadden Sea Board endorsed a SWIMWAY Action Programme, through which activities will be taken such as the identification of population bottlenecks and the translation of this knowledge into effective management and conservation measures. Read more
10.07.2019 Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative publishes key findings of latest assessment report The recently published brochure "Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative: Linking the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site with tropical wetlands and the Arctic tundra" gives an overview about results of the flyway monitoring within the Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative. Read more