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Since 1978, the responsible ministries of the The Netherlands, Denmark and Germany have been working together on the protection and conservation of the Wadden
Sea covering management, monitoring and research, as well as political matters:
- Minister of Agriculture, Nature Management and Fisheries, The Netherlands;
- Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany;
- Minister for the Environment and Energy, Denmark.
The Trilateral Governmental Conferences which are held every 3 - 4 years, are the highest
decision making body in the framework of the collaboration.
In the periods between the Governmental Conferences, the Trilateral Working Group (TWG), as a permanent working group meets, on average,
four 4-3 times a year. The TWG is composed of civil servants of the responsible ministries and other relevant ministries as
well as regional authorities. The TWG is commissioned with the overall implementation of the decisions of the Governmental Conferences,
the overall coordination of the work of the cooperation and the preparation of the Governmental Conferences. The TWG can establish
ad hoc working groups to execute special tasks. Also operating under the responsibility of the TWG, is the permanent Trilateral
Monitoring and Assessment Group (TMAG). This group is responsible for the trilateral monitoring and assessment program Structure of the Cooperation.
The Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS) was established in 1987 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, as the secretariat for the trilateral
cooperation. Its primary task is to support, initiate, facilitate and coordinate the activities of the collaboration.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
Common Wadden Sea Secretariat (CWSS)
Virchowstrasse 1
26382 Willemshaven
Germany
Phone: +49 4421 910831
Fax: +49 4421 910830
E-mail: dejong@cwss.whv.net
WWW: http://cwss.www.de
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