n August, project partners met in Brest, France, for the final project meeting and to present the project’s results at the 15th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE2026).

Josie Antonucci di Carvalho has joined as Project Officer for Monitoring and Assessment, a position vacant since late 2025. Nantke Braun has taken up the role of Project Officer for Data Management. In addition, Julia Bush has returned from parental leave.

Representatives from the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation participated in an international symposium held in Yeosu, Korea, celebrating the extension of the Korean Tidal Flats World Heritage Site.

The project "North Sea wide acceleration of LANding offshore energy while mitigating Impact on the Coastal Environment" (LANICE) has been extended until the end of 2027.

Fifteen Bachelor’s and Master’s students from the Wadden Sea region and beyond have completed a ten-day learning journey exploring one of the world’s most distinctive coastal ecosystems.

This year’s event focused on the importance of large-scale protected areas for the long-term conservation of the unique Wadden Sea ecosystem.

The hybrid event with in-person and online participation will be part of the 15th European Conference on Ecological Restoration (SERE 2026) in Brest, France.