Since 1978, The Netherlands, Germany and Denmark coordinate their activities and measures for a comprehensive protection of the Wadden Sea.
Wadden Sea Quality Status Report 2009
17.12.2009 The Quality Status Report 2009 (QSR 2009) was prepared to update the findings of the QSR 2004 and to provide input into the Trilateral Governmental Conference on Sylt on 18 March 2010. Over 115 scientists from the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark have contributed to this project during 2008-2009 and prepared 30 thematic reports. >>More
Annual Seal Counts 2009
15.10.2009 The Trilateral Seal Expert Group (TSEG) has now published their annual reports on harbour and grey seals. Both species show an increasing trend in their population size. >>More
Wadden Sea Day 2009 on 27 August 2009
Trilateral Conference on "The Wadden Sea: New developments - new perspectives - new links" in Wilhelmshaven on August 27, 2009 >>More
Wonderful! The Wadden Sea makes the World Heritage List (26 June 2009)
The Dutch-German Wadden Sea is now on the same footing as other world famous natural wonders on the World Heritage List like the Grand Canyon in the USA and the Great Barrier Reef in Australia. On 26 June 2009, the Wadden Sea has been inscribed on the List by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee at its meeting in Seville. >>More
Results of 12th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium in Wilhelmshaven (3 April 2009)
At the end of the Wadden Sea Symposium in Wilhelmshaven, the over 270 participants underlined the importance of closer cooperation and harmonization in protection of the Wadden Sea. The recommendation from symposium are being taken into consideration in the preparation of the next Trilateral Governmental Conference on Sylt in March 2010. See also our daily symposium blog for additional information. >>More
Memorandum of Understanding with Korea (30 March 2009)
An important milestone of international cooperation is the “Memorandum of Understanding” (MoU) which was signed between the Korean Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs and the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation in Wilhelmshaven on 30 March 2009 during the opening session of the 12th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium.   >>More
World Heritage Nomination: Supplementary information to IUCN (2 March 2009)
Following the field mission in September 2008 and the meeting of the IUCN World Heritage Panel in December 2008, additional information on the Wadden Sea World Heritage Nomination dossier was submitted to the World Heritage Center at the UNESCO in Paris on 27 February 2009.  >>More
New Trends of Migratory Waterbirds in the Wadden Sea (6 February 2009)
The Joint Monitoring of Migratory Birds (JMMB) Group has updated the annual trend analyses of migratory birds based on trilateral count data from 1987/88 until 2006/2007. For each of the 34 waterbirds, 10 and 20-year trends have been calculated for the entire Wadden Sea and four subregions.  >>More
Publications
Quality Status Report 2004   Nomination of the Dutch German Wadden Sea as World Heritage Site   The Wadden - cultural and historic landscapes (2005)
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