06.02.2025 New Video Tutorial Series on How to Convey World Heritage Message on Guided Tours Every year, tens of thousands of visitors discover the beauty and diversity of the Wadden Sea through guided mudflat tours. Read more
30.01.2025 Successful conclusion of study trip for members of the Wadden Sea partner programmes On 28-30 January over 40 stakeholders of the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site from Denmark and Germany paid a visit to their Dutch colleagues. Read more
29.01.2025 Projects of Dutch-German Research Call now officially launched Under pressure of the triple planetary crisis and human activites, the Wadden Sea needs adequate protection and preservation to maintain its Outstanding Universal Value. Read more
28.01.2025 IWSS publishes bird profiles for guided tours as new educational resource The Wadden Sea serves as a vital resting place for over ten million migratory birds a year along the East Atlantic Flyway. Read more
23.01.2025 UNESCO eDNA programme maps 350 species in Wadden Sea UNESCO has developed a new standardized eDNA sampling method to map ocean life. Read more
15.01.2025 New impulses for the monitoring of migratory birds along the East Atlantic Flyway Under the umbrella of the Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative (WSFI), the governments of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark joined forces to improve the monitoring of migratory waterbirds along the East Atlantic Flyway. Read more
11.12.2024 Registration opened for online introduction to new Wadden Sea research projects The Common Wadden Sea Secretariat and Waddenacademie invite stakeholders to an online presentation of the five projects under the Dutch-German Wadden Sea research call on 20 February 2025. Read more
10.12.2024 International consortium investigates mystery surrounding Wadden Sea harbour seal population A two-year research project on understanding harbour seal population dynamics in the Dutch part of the Wadden Sea has now started. Read more
09.12.2024 Conference report highlights conclusions of trilateral experts on migratory fish research The second Trilateral Swimway Conference set a focus on understanding and preserving diverse fish life cycles in the world's largest tidal flats system. Read more
25.11.2024 International Wadden Sea School visits founding member on Ameland On 11 to 13 November, over 30 educators from visitor centres from all corners of the Wadden Sea region gathered on the Dutch Island of Ameland for the annual meeting of the International Wadden Sea School (IWSS). Read more
14.11.2024 DARKER SKY project partners visit good practices on lighting solutions and dark sky tourism in Lower Saxony On 5-7 November, the DARKER SKY project team held its third meeting in Lower Saxony. Read more
07.11.2024 Report reflects on Ten Years of Capacity Building along the East Atlantic Flyway It has been ten years since the Wadden Sea Flyway Initiative (WSFI) first started its capacity building and management programme. Read more