27.03.2026 Application to Wadden Sea World Heritage Summer School 2026 now open This international programme invites Bachelor’s and Master’s students to explore how sea level rise is reshaping the ecological and cultural values of the Wadden Sea. Read more
27.03.2026 New study investigates how geomorphology shapes salt marsh diversity in the Wadden Sea The report compares trilateral vegetation data with high resolution geomorphological information. Read more
17.08.2026 - 28.08.2026 Wadden Sea World Heritage Summer School 2026 Lauwersoog (NL) & Wilhelmshaven (D) Read more
12.02.2026 Synthesis Report of the 16th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium Published The report provides important scientific insights and policy recommendations for protecting the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site at a time of accelerating environmental change. Read more
10.12.2025 The Wadden Sea: The Best-Known World Heritage Site in the Netherlands New national research into the awareness of UNESCO World Heritage shows that once again the Wadden Sea is the best-known World Heritage Site in the Netherlands. Read more
30.10.2025 The Wadden Sea in Transition: Scientists Meet in Groningen to Address Cumulative Pressures and Conservation Challenges From 28 to 30 October 2025, more than 200 scientists from Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands gathered in Groningen for the 16th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium. Read more
28.10.2025 Scientists Meet in Groningen to Address Cumulative Pressures on the Wadden Sea From 28 to 30 October 2025, more than 200 scientists from Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands will gather in Groningen for the 16th International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium (ISWSS). Read more
01.07.2025 Registration now open to ISWSS and Wadden Sea Day Practitioners, scientists, policy-makers, conservation managers and non-governmental organisations are now invited to register for the International Scientific Wadden Sea Symposium and the Wadden Sea Day. Read more
29.04.2025 New Wadden Sea World Heritage visitor centre in Lauwersoog open This weekend the doors officially opened to the new Werelderfgoedcentrum Waddenzee (WEC) in Lauwersoog. Read more