A Ministerial Council Declaration on the protection of the Wadden Sea was adopted on 18 March 2010, at the 11th Trilateral Ministerial Conference in Westerland, Island of Sylt, Germany. The participating Governments of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands have identified activities to protect the Wadden Sea ecosystem, which hosts 10,000 different species and is an important stop-over site for up to 12 million migratory waterbirds every year. Such activities include: the development and implementation of plans, policies and projects to maintain and enhance the natural values, landscape and cultural heritage of the Wadden Sea; coordinated and consistent management, including the production and implementation of a periodically updated Wadden Sea Plan; and applying the concept of Integrated Coastal Zone Management.
Links to further information
CMS press release, 18 March 2010
The Ministerial Declaration