30.09.2021 UPDATE 15th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium The 15th International Scientic Wadden Sea Symposium will be held as an in person event in Büsum, Schleswig-Holstein (D) on 30 Nov - 3 Dec 2021 Read more
17.09.2021 Change for the Better at Wadden Sea World Heritage with Oris As part of the collaboration on the beautiful, limited edition Dat Watt diving watch, Oris and the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat have arranged a series of unique annual events aimed at showing how we can bring change for the better and help to protect the Wadden Sea. Read more
03.09.2021 More than 100 dead harbour porpoises stranded in the Dutch Wadden Sea. More than 100 dead harbour porpoises have washed up on the beaches of the Dutch Wadden Sea islands of Vlieland, Terschelling, Ameland and Schiermonnikoog in the last week, as reported by the University of Utrecht. Read more
02.09.2021 Wadden Sea Day: International cooperation is key to protecting vital Flyway ecosystems. Global cooperation for migratory bird conservation was the theme of this year's Wadden Sea Day, held at the Atlantic Hotel in Wilhelmshaven on Thursday 26th August, with a focus on the "Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative" (WSFI). Read more
03.08.2021 The Wadden Sea as a global best practice for transnational conservation Bernard Baerends, executive secretary of the CWSS, was invited to give a brief talk on the importance of international cooperation when it comes to nature conservation, at an online side event at the 44th UNESCO World Heritage Committee Meeting, in Fuzhou China. This 44th session takes place from 16 – 31 July 2021. Read more
27.07.2021 Getbol Korean Tidal Flats, Republic of Korea, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List The 44th World Heritage Committee, meeting in Fuzhou, China, have inscribed the Getbol, Korean Tidal Flats on the World Heritage List, in recognition of its Outstanding Universal Value for migratory waterbirds as one of the world’s most significant wetland ecosystems. Read more
24.06.2021 The Wadden Sea World Heritage celebrates its 12th anniversary 26 June- this time 12 years ago, the Wadden Sea was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Read more
20.05.2021 The Wadden Sea at UNESCO World Conference on Education for Sustainable Development The excellent work, in support of education, carried out by the members of the International Wadden Sea School in the past 17 years was highlighted as part of this side event which was co-organised between Germany and South Korea. Read more
23.04.2021 Promoting darkness: Dark Sky Webinar The webinar examined the many aspects of preserving darkness in the Wadden Sea region, not least the conservation benefits. The event is the result of a close collaboration between the trilateral Partnership Hub and the Programme towards a rich Wadden Sea (PRW). Read more
30.03.2021 Policy statement on the Wadden Sea SWIMWAY approved WG-Swimway and invited guests drafted a policy statement based on existing guidelines and regulations with a direct link to the Trilateral Fish Targets at European level and how these have been implemented per country and trying to analyse their contribution to the realization of these targets. Read more