“The Wadden Sea National Parks in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands are located along the German Bight of the North Sea. In Germany and Denmark they also mark the area of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Wadden Sea. Divided from each other by administrative borders, they form a single ecological entity. The purpose of the national parks is the protection of the Wadden Sea ecoregion” (Wikipedia)
LINKING TOURISM & CONSERVATION
LC&T had a conference at Langeness and Hoogin Waddensee. Linking Tourism and Conservation (LT&C) is a shared network designed to develop tools and incentives for replication of best practices and examples of sustainable tourism that supports the establishment and management of national parks and other types of protected areas. LT&C works with individuals, businesses, and governments to strengthen the benefits of both sustainable tourism and area protection and management.
Here are some pictures from the event. Wadden See is well worth a visit.
Seals at Langeness
Sheep and cows at Langeness
A “warft” and the shallow sea
The low lying Langeness with its “warfts”
Thousands of “Ringelganze” – migratory geese – meet in the Wadden See on their way northward
some houses clustered at Hoog
The land is flat and inunadated by the sea at irregular intervals
The church and a pole indicating how high the water now and then stands above ground
The Hoog churchyard with Langeness in the background
The sheep and geese share the grazing grounds
The local bus at Hoog
Geese at Hoog
The number of birds is amazing
The grass is halofil – or resistant to saltwater
The number of geese reduces the grazing opportunities for sheep and cows. The farmers are compensated for their loss.
LC&T members in early morning stroll to reach ferry
Wadden See ferry – in a constant struggle to avoid shallow waters
Photos by Sven Åke Bjørke. You may copy them as long as you give a link to this page and give credit to the photographer
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