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News – latest Wadden Sea stories

26th September, 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.
25th September, 2019

Wadden Sea World Heritage under stress by climate change

New IPCC-report underpins the importance of Danish-Dutch-German cooperation.
23rd September, 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.
16th September, 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.
29th August, 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.
5th August, 2019

Code of conduct for use of drones in the Dutch Wadden Sea area

This digital leaflet wants to raise the awareness of drone operators for the special values of the Dutch Wadden Sea World Heritage area.
25th July, 2019

Waddentools - Swimway Waddenzee granted

The newly granted project Waddentools – Swimway Waddenzee directly derives from the trilateral Swimway Action Programme.
18th July, 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.
10th July, 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.
8th July, 2019

All information on Wadden Sea navigation clearly bundled in one app

Rijkswaterstaat has bundled all available information about tides, wave heights, water levels, water depths, buoy positions and current data from the Wadden Sea in the RiverGuide Recreant app. Thanks to this update, sailors on the Wadden Sea can reach relevant information faster.
8th July, 2019

Nieuwe governance structuur voor Nederlandse Waddenzee

Voorgestelde wijziging van de governance structuur moet de coördinatie zowel van het Waddenbeleid als van het Waddenbeheer versterken.
2nd July, 2019

Grey seal population in the Wadden Sea steadily growing

In 2018-2019, 6,538 individuals were counted in the Danish-Dutch-German Wadden Sea and Helgoland.