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World Heritage
Nomination |
The Nomination of the
Wadden Sea Conservation Area as a World Heritage Site
An important topic of the 9th
Trilateral Governmental Conference in Esbjerg (30 October 2001) was the
potential nomination of the Wadden Sea national parks and nature reserves
or parts of them as a natural World Heritage Site. This is a follow-up of
decisions of previous conferences and a recent feasibility study has
concluded that an inscription in the World Heritage List under the current
conservation and management arrangements is feasible.
At the Esbjerg
2001 Conference, the countries agreed to continue the consultations
with the local and regional stakeholders concerning
the Word Heritage Site nomination with
a view to their finalization within one or two years.
The inscription in
the List would constitute a major award for efforts of the people of the
Wadden Sea including those who live and work in the area for the
protection and sustainable management of the area. The World Heritage List
entails natural and cultural heritage monuments unique on a worldwide
scale, like the pyramids, Taj Mahal and the Great Barrier Reef. In the
three countries, the list encompasses, e.g the old Hanse city of Lübeck,
the Beemster Polder, and the Jelling Mounds.
Further Information
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| The
Nomination of the Wadden Sea Conservation Area as a World Heritage
Site
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A Feasibility Study for the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation/Common
Wadden Sea Secretariat, September
2000
by Prof. Peter R. Burbridge. |
| English: |
Report (91 KB):
Annex
3-1 (1200 KB) / Annex 3-2 (1020 KB) |
| Deutsch: |
Report (140 KB):
Annex 3-1 (920 KB) /
Annex 3-2 (830
KB) |
last update: 20 June 2002
