The Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation of Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands has appointed Sascha Klöpper as new Executive Secretary of the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS). Klöpper will officially take office on 1 March 2024.

The yearly pup counts of 2023 revealed a 10% increase in pup numbers, while the yearly count of all harbour seals during the moult decreased by 4% compared to 2022.

The Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands supported by the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat is preparing a joint report to address the World Heritage Committee’s requests and to respond to the raised concerns.

More than 150 representatives from science, nature conservation, and politics met at Wadden Sea Day titled “Put the Wadden Sea’s Biodiversity on the path to recovery!”