News – latest Wadden Sea stories

15th November, 2017

IUCN: Number of natural World Heritage sites affected by climate change on rise

In just three years, the number of natural World Heritage sites threatened by climate change has doubled, growing from 35 to 62.

9th November, 2017

Seal counts 2017: Harbour seal pup count reaches all-time high; overall population stagnates

During the 2017 aerial surveys for harbour seal counts, the number of newborn harbour seal pups in the Wadden Sea registered was the highest since the first surveys in 1975.

8th November, 2017

Common Wadden Sea Secretariat at UNFCCC COP23

The Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS) used the opportunity of COP23 and organized a side event titled “Collaboration in Climate Change Adaption and Mitigation” on 7 November 2017 at the conference grounds.

20th October, 2017

20th Anniversary of the Wadden Sea Plan

On 22 October 1997, at the 8^th Ministerial Conference in Stade, Germany, the three Wadden Sea States Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands adopted the Wadden Sea Plan, the common policy and management plan for the protection and sustainable management of the Wadden Sea Area.

16th October, 2017

60 experts discuss means of climate change adaption at workshop in Wilhelmshaven (DE)

In cooperation with the Task Group Climate of the Wadden Sea Board, the EU Interreg NSR project “Building with Nature” held a two-day workshop on best practices beyond the region in climate change adaptation.

28th June, 2017

20th meeting of the Wadden Sea Board in Harlingen (NL)

On 16 June 2017, the three national delegations as well as advisors from the NGO Waddenvereniging and the Wadden Sea Forum met at the city hall of Harlingen, Netherlands, for the 20th meeting of the Wadden Sea Board (WSB 20).

15th June, 2017

Architectural competition for new Trilateral Cooperation building started

The City of Wilhelmshaven as awarding authority has made the requisite documents for the architectural competition for the new building for the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation available on its website. A preliminary EU-wide application procedure has started to select 12 participants (architects in cooperation with landscape architects).

12th June, 2017

Best practices of climate change adaptation to be showcased in September workshop

On 26 - 27 September 2017 a workshop on "Best practices of Climate Change Adaption in the Wadden Sea Region" will be held in Wilhelmshaven.

8th June, 2017

Children from global ocean icons call world leaders at UN to save the ocean for future generations

The children will launch the pledge in front of over 40 Heads of State at the United Nations General Assembly on World Oceans Day.

15th May, 2017

Wadden Sea World Heritage strengthens ties with Korean Getbol at ISWSS

In the margins of the 14th ISWSS in Tønder, a Korean delegation and the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation discussed further activities in the framework of their Memorandum of Understanding.

15th May, 2017

14th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium works towards Trilateral Research Agenda

From 8 to 11 May 2017, over 130 experts on the Wadden Sea met in Tønder at the 14th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium (ISWSS).

10th May, 2017

Global community celebrates World Migratory Bird Day 2017

10 May is World Migratory Bird Day. The celebration initiated by AEWA and CMS raises awareness of the need for the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.