As migratory birds are returning from their southern wintering grounds to their breeding sites in the Wadden Sea, in view of the experience in 2022, researchers and site managers are concerned about new outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in colonially breeding birds.

Improve access to brands of natural heritage sites to generate economic value, enhance sustainability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the North Sea Region (NSR), develop innovative marketable offers and products through co-creation – those were the objectives of INTERREG project PROWAD Link under a nature-business-benefit-cycle, engaging SMEs in nature conservation.

The scale of the outbreak of the bird flu, more specifically the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), in the North Sea region in the breeding season of 2022 was unprecedented.

With the video campaign "You are a guest - this is where I live. The Wadden Sea." the PROWAD Link partners invite all to be a good guest in nature.

Funded by the North Sea Region Programme, MANABAS COAST intends to set the stage for widescale application and implementation (mainstreaming) of Nature-based Solutions (NbS) in coastal systems of the North Sea Region.

How do you create a network of networks that spans across different national and sectorial borders?

The meeting was organised by KID project partners and the Sustainable Shipping and Ports at the Wadden Sea Project.

The joint research call aims to protect and preserve the Wadden Sea's Outstanding Universal Value and integrity.