14.01.2022 Project Young Climate Action for World Heritage approved World Heritage sites are to be preserved for future generations. Read more
13.01.2022 Norderney Wadden Sea visitor centre receives sustainable education award The award honors innovative educational offers that demonstrate how sustainibility can be embedded into the German educational sector. Read more
08.12.2021 UNESCO stelt vragen over gasboringen onder Nederlandse Waddenzee UNESCO heeft een brief gestuurd aan de Nederlandse regering met een verzoek om informatie met betrekking tot de voorgenomen gaswinning Ternaard en de aanlanding van Wind op Zee ten noorden van de Wadden. Read more
07.12.2021 Prowad Link launches Sustainable Innovation Challenge The organisers are on the lookout for ideas – big and small – that will enhance the protection and revitalisation of the North Sea region’s natural and cultural value and it’s the communities. Read more
02.12.2021 Wetenschappers zien Waddenzee ernstig bedreigd door klimaatverandering Internationaal wetenschapssymposium komt met aanbevelingen voor bescherming van ecosysteem en biodiversiteit in de Waddenzee. Read more
26.11.2021 Expert Group Salt Marshes and Dunes sights Marconi salt marshes During their last meeting in October 2021, the members of the Expert Group Salt Marshes and Dunes visited the Marconi salt marshes, a salt marsh development project by Bioshape in the Netherlands. Read more
23.11.2021 IWSS network met at workshop in Denmark More than 30 representatives from the whole Wadden Sea met on 8-10 November 2021 in Denmark at the annual International Wadden Sea School (IWSS) workshop. Read more
19.11.2021 UNESCO calls for substantial investment in science to protect marine World Heritage against climate impact A new report, Ocean Science Roadmap for UNESCO Marine World Heritage, reveals that three quarters of marine World Heritage sites are unprepared for the impacts of climate change, because of a lack of scientific knowledge. Read more
18.11.2021 Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative supports initiative from Guinée Ecologie in Guinea for World Migratory Bird Day Each year, World Migratory Bird Day is celebrated in May and October to highlight the need for international collaboration to ensure the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats on a global scale. Read more
18.11.2021 15 ISWSS moved to online location due to recent COVID-19 development The 15th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium, planned for Büsum, Schleswig-Holstein (D) on 30 Nov - 3 Dec 2021, will now be held online. Read more
18.11.2021 2021 Annual report published Science and youth engagement are two of the key topics in this year’s Annual Report from the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat. There is also an update on all the activities of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation from 2021 – a year in which, despite lockdowns and restrictions has seen lots of things to celebrate. Read more