Trilateral Workshop Workshop on Goose Management Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation and Wadden Sea Forum Ribe, 19-20 November 2008 On 19-20 November 2008, an international workshop on goose management was held in Ribe. The workshop, organized jointly by the Environment Centre Ribe, the Wadden Sea Forum (WSF) and the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat was attended by some 30 representatives from science, agriculture, nature conservation societies, hunters and responsible authorities. The presentations and discussions during the workshop focused on the current situation with regard to geese damage, development of the populations of goose species and, most of all, on best practice solutions for handling geese grazing on farmland. In conclusion, the workshop recommended To designate refuge areas for geese with compensation for farmers, To develop tools to bring the geese into these areas and to chase them outside the areas, To positively use the existing framework regulations of the EU, To establish a working group with experts to prepare a strategic management plan to be submitted to TC 11. WSF will take the initiative. Download workshop report Further information and the press release can be found on the WSF web site:  www.waddensea-forum.org/WSFnewSpecialissues.htm