16.02.2012
International, UNESCO
International Summer Academy: Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainability (ISAC), 9-21 July 2012, BTU Cottbus
On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of the World Heritage Convention the International Graduate School: Heritage Studies at Cottbus University under the direction of the UNESCO Chair in Heritage Studies is hosting its International Summer Academy: Constructing Heritage in the Light of Sustainability from 9 to 21 July 2012. [more]
Whales and Dolphins at the Forefront at Meetings in March
Bonn, 15 February 2012 - Research and conservation of whales, dolphins and porpoises, collectively referred to as cetaceans, will be subject of a series of meetings to be held in the Irish city of Galway in March. [more]
Wadden Sea Newsletter No. 21
The Wadden Sea Newsletter Issue 21 has been published. [more]
Taken by surprise: arctic conditions in the Wadden Sea increase mortality of wintering waterbirds and force most birds to escape further south
Arctic weather conditions during the last two weeks led to an almost completely frozen Wadden Sea, which may have severe effects on wintering waterbirds staying during this cold spell, as experts of the joint Dutch-German-Danish monitoring group of migratory birds (JMMB) expect. [more]
World Wetlands Day 2012
2 February each year is World Wetlands Day. It marks the date of the adoption of the Convention on Wetlands on 2 February 1971, in the Iranian city of Ramsar on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Each year since 1997, government agencies, non-governmental organizations, and groups of citizens at all levels of the community have taken advantage of the opportunity to undertake actions aimed at raising public awareness of wetland values and benefits in general, and the Ramsar Convention in particular. [more]
Wadden Sea World Heritage Marketing and Communication Workshop
The Trilateral Stakeholder Workshop on Communication and Marketing of the Wadden Sea World Heritage, that took place in Hamburg on January, 26th, succeeded to bring together over 35 stakeholders with extensive experience in nature conservation and tourism from all the Wadden Sea regions. [more]
23.12.2011
Projects, Prowad
PROWAD Protect and Prosper Sustainable Tourism in the Wadden Sea
The project application for the project PROWAD has been approved by the Steering Committee North Sea on 29.11.2011. [more]
Conference on the Wadden Sea Day 2011 highlights the key role of the fish fauna for the Wadden Sea World Heritage food web
The sixth annual Wadden Sea Day addressed a very important issue, which often does not get enough attention. Therefore this year's event carries the title "Fish in the Wadden Sea: Exploring an unknown world." Over 80 experts from the three Wadden Sea countries, Germany, Netherlands and Denmark, participated in the Conference. [more]
Migratory birds sensitive to climate change
Report on status of 34 migratory bird species in the international Wadden Sea [more]
Hamburg Wadden Sea becomes part of the World Heritage
At its annual meeting in Paris on 27 June 2011, the UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe the Hamburg Wadden Sea National Park as part of the Dutch-German Wadden Sea World Heritage property on the World Heritage List. [more]
