In the school year 2022-2023, in the Wadden Sea World Heritage Site, students from from Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands learned about the challenges climate change poses on the Wadden Sea and developed their own projects.

Visitor centres, private tour guides, and scientific organisations, and initiatives throughout the Wadden Sea provide an increasing choice of nighttime experiences for all ages.

On 8-10 November 2023, the representatives of more than 20 visitor centres and the Wadden Sea Youth met on the East Frisian Island of Norderney for their annual trilateral workshop.

In April 2023, a group of renowned researchers from nine countries met on the Wadden Sea Hallig Langeneß for the “East Atlantic Flyway Week”, organised by LT&C, WWF, and Schutzstation Wattenmeer.

The yearly pup counts of 2023 revealed a 10% increase in pup numbers, while the yearly count of all harbour seals during the moult decreased by 4% compared to 2022.

Over 400 participants met from 3 to 6 of October in Leeuwarden, the Netherlands, for the annual EUROPARC Conference.

Between 5 and 9 October, over 30 site managers from 23 World Heritage marine Sites met at the fifth edition of the UNESCO World Heritage Marine Managers Conference in Esbjerg, Denmark.

The Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS), representing the Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation, actively participated in the event.

Themed "Managing World Heritage for the Next 50 Years", the event aimed to empower and create new opportunities for site managers by sharing their personal knowledge and expanding their networks and experiences at an international level.

The Trilateral Wadden Sea Cooperation of Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands supported by the Common Wadden Sea Secretariat is preparing a joint report to address the World Heritage Committee’s requests and to respond to the raised concerns.