Ramsar: New impetus for the protection of the Wadden Sea
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Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
The Wadden Sea is Europe’s largest Wetland of International Importance covering over one million hectares of tidal mudflats between the North Sea, a chain of islands, often with specifically adapted human settlements and land use practices, and the coast line of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark.
The partners adopted a management plan for the entire Wadden Sea region to support decisive action against a number of invasive alien species and in response to major challenges resulting from the effects of climate change in the coastal area (sea level rise, shore line protection, etc.).