13.08.2021 East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum 2021 18-19 & 25-26 September, 2021 are the dates for the East Atlantic Flyway Youth Forum - an online event for young people to engage in conservation of wetlands and migratory waterbirds 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
20.07.2021 Third webinar on Sediment Solutions The third webinar working towards a trilateral Community of Understanding for sediment solutions was held in June. Read more
12.07.2021 2020-2021 Wadden Sea grey seal report: counts show continued growth The 2020-2021 counts show a steady increase in the number of grey seals in the Wadden Sea. 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
31.03.2021 Trilateral World Heritage Partnership Hub initiative Dark Sky Webinar 23 April 2021 “A Darker Sky in the Wadden Sea Region” webinar on 23 April 2021. The webinar is mainly organised by the PRW with the support of the WSF. Furthermore, it is a trilateral initiative under the umbrella of the Trilateral World Heritage Partnership Hub. 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