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25th Anniversary Trilateral Cooperation

The  25th Anniversary of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation was celebrated at "Schloss Gödens" on October 22, 2003, on invitation of the the chairman of the Trilateral Cooperation, the Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, Mr. Cees Veerman Minister Veerman and his colleagues, State Secratary Ms. Probst (Germany) and Director General Mr. Simonsen (Denmark) during the forum discussion (from left to right). Over 120 guests from policy, science, administration and NGOs followed the invitation to the unique meeting venue "Schloss Gödens" with its over 350 years of remarkable history.  Ramsar's Secretary General, Peter Bridgewater, delivered a keynote address where he praised the work of the trilateral cooperation between Denmark, Germany and The Netherlands noting “Historically your three countries have been world leaders in promoting the need to establish and manage protected areas in a wider context.”  Read Peter's keynote address here. Mr. Sander, Minister of the Environment Lower Saxony, German State Secretary Ms. Probst and Minister Veermann (from left to right).   A delegation from South Korea joined the Wadden Sea colleages at the celebration and took the opportunity to deepen friendships and establish new contacts.  From left: Mr. Peter Prokosch (WWF Germany), Mr. Cheol-Ho Cho, Mr. Heung-Jae Lie (Korean Ocean Research and Development Institute).  25 years in retrospect - and what comes now?  Forum discussion with Svend Tougaard, Wim Wolff, Hans Revier, Karsten Reise, Holger Wesemüller and Palle Uhd Jepsen (from left to right). Discussion leader Victor Deconinck.  Ms Anja Szczesinski (Schutzstation Wattenmeer) launched the International Wadden Sea Scholl (IWSS) - an iniative of the WWF with financial support by the Trilateral Cooperation. The pilot project has the aim to support the exchange of school classes in the Wadden Sea region (www.iwss.org). During the breaks, there were time for intensive discussions - reminiscenes and new impulses for the next 25 years. The exciting one and only boygroup "Maybepop" accompanied the celebration.

Program 22.10.2003

12.00-13.00 Arrival of guests, Lunch Buffet 13.00-13.15 Start of the official programme with video show 13.15-13.20 Welcome by Mr Cees Veerman, Chairman of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands 13.20-13.45 Key note speech by Peter Bridgewater, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands 13.45-13.50 Intermezzo modern a cappella group – "Maybebop" 13.50-14.50 Forum discussion with Mr Jürgen Trittin, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany; Mr Hans Chr. Schmidt, Minister of the Environment, Denmark and Mr Cees Veerman, Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, The Netherlands. Discussion leader Mr Victor Deconinck 14.50-15.35 Coffee break 15.35-16.15 In retrospect: Discussion with a number of guests. Discussion leader Mr Victor Deconinck 16.15-16.20 Intermezzo modern a capella group – "Maybebop" 16.20-16.35 Presentation of the International Wadden Sea School 16.35-16.40 Intermezzo modern a capella group – "Maybebop" 16.40-16.50 Concluding statement by Mr Cees Veerman. End of official programme 16.50-18.00 Cocktail reception