A declaration has been signed on the protection and sustainable use of the Wadden Sea area.

The tenth Trilateral Governmental Conference on the Protection of the Wadden Sea took place in Schiermonnikoog, the Netherlands, on 3 November 2005. At the conclusion of the one-day meeting, the three signatory governments – the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark – signed the Schiermonnikoog Declaration. The declaration reinforced the cooperation on the protection and sustainable use of the Wadden Sea area, which includes, inter alia: improving shipping safety on the sea; coordinating implementation of relevant European legislation; contributing to the process of the EU’s Water Framework Directive (WFD) across the relevant WFD borders in the coastal waters; and developing a joint proposal for the nomination of the Wadden Sea as a World Heritage Site. The declaration.