18.03.2024 Second DARKER SKY project partner meeting back-to-back with EURODARK Conference The DARKER SKY project partners gathered on 12 and 13 March for the second partner meeting hosted by the University of Groningen. Read more
15.03.2024 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza ravages Sandwich Tern breeding colonies in northwestern Europe A recent publication in Bird Conservation International highlights the mass mortality in breeding colonies. Read more
21.02.2024 Wadden Sea Youth Weekend in May in now open for registration As a next step towards a Trilateral Wadden Youth Network, the Wadden Sea Youth Weekend will be held on 9 to 12 May 2024 on Schiermonnikoog (NL). Read more
16.02.2024 Experts call for action to address climate change in the Wadden Sea Climate change is having profound effects on the Wadden Sea, primarily through temperature and sea level rise, as well as extreme weather events. Read more
15.02.2024 Wadden Sea states send report on the State of Conservation to World Heritage Centre In response to the World Heritage’s Committee Decision 45COM 7B.23 of September 2023, a report was sent to the World Heritage Centre. Read more
2024 Report on the State of Conservation of the World Heritage property “The Wadden Sea (N1314)” Download
Simultaneous January 2023 waterbird and wetland census along the East Atlantic Flyway: National Reports Download
16.02.2024 Insights from 2023 East Atlantic Flyway counts highlight global efforts for the protection of migratory birds To understand the dynamics of migratory bird populations and the pressures they face, a comprehensive count of migratory waterbirds takes place every three years in January along the East Atlantic Flyway (EAF). Read more
31.01.2024 New tourism project shifts focus to guests’ role in protecting nature In October 2023, the three-year Interreg project VaBene was launched with the goal of developing sustainable experience programmes. Read more
01.01.2024 Anne-Marie Vægter Rasmussen: "Important to understand the Wadden Sea as part of a bigger story" A lawyer by education, Anne-Marie Vægter Rasmussen has been working in the Danish Ministry of Environment for most of her career. Read more