Overview
- Lower Saxony marks the anniversary with a ceremony in Wilhelmshaven featuring Minister President Olaf Lies and Environment Minister Christian Meyer.
- BUND, WWF and Deutsche Umwelthilfe urge a policy shift to curb industrialization and reduce existing pressures on the ecosystem.
- Campaigners highlight planned gas drilling near Borkum, LNG infrastructure and offshore wind cable corridors as near-term risks.
- UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee has stated that oil, gas or salt extraction at or near the Wadden Sea conflicts with its World Heritage status.
- Officials and experts cite climate change impacts on birds alongside conservation gains, with the 3,450 km² park now hosting more than 10,000 species and healthy seal populations.