With the start of 2021, Gerold Lüerßen, who helped built up the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation in his 25 years of service, began his well-deserved retirement.

In January 2020 the third Total Count of the East Atlantic Flyway was organized. The now published compilation of national reports gives a first overview of the bird numbers counted in 32 countries along the Flyway.

On 27 November, the trilateral webinar Sediment Solutions was held.

Which label suits your small or medium-sized business best and what are the key aspects to keep in mind when approaching the subject of ecolabelling?

On 19 November 2020 the Wadden Sea Board chair, members and advisors as well as the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS) came together in a 2-hour online session.

A focal topic of the report is climate change. A lead essay discusses the current and projected climate change impacts in the Wadden Sea.

Extreme heat events, temperature increase and sea level rise could be the key stressors of climate change, which will affect the Wadden Sea World Heritage site.

A two-day online meeting full of impulse presentations, break out rooms and a virtual introduction to Geiranger was conducted on 4-5 November 2020.

In August 2020, 28,352 harbour seals were counted in the Danish-Dutch-German Wadden Sea and Helgoland. This is the highest count yet recorded since 1975.

Due to the ongoing pandemic, the ISWSS15 will now take place on 30 November to 3 December 2021.