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The Wadden Sea Wetlands: A Multi-jurisdictional Challenge

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This is a story of a very large coastal wetland complex bordering the North Sea plus three countries in Europe. Intertwined with a multi-jurisdictional management issues is the role of several NGOs most notably the Society for the Preservation of the Wadden Sea. This case study will present the wetland resource, the various threats to the resource, a three-country institutional context, and finally the role and history of the NGOs involved.

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Smardon, R. (2009). The Wadden Sea Wetlands: A Multi-jurisdictional Challenge. In: Sustaining the World's Wetlands. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-49429-6_2

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