Day 1 – Plenary & evening program
Day 2 – Workshops & Closing reflection
Crossborder North Sea Nature Days 2026 program
Index
Day 1 – Plenary & evening program
09:00-14:00 GNSBI closed session (CEST time zone (UTC+1))
In the morning the GNSBI- Cross Border Restoration Task Group will hold a working session for developing their cross-border oyster restoration project proposal.
13:30-14:30 Guest arrival and registration
14:30-16:30 Opening and plenary session
Opening by Jeroen Vis– Program Manager Nature Regeneration North Sea. Jeroen will elaborate on the concept of annual Cross border North Sea Nature Days, the Dutch Nature Regeneration North Sea program and the ins and outs of building a public private partnership for the North Sea ecosystem.
Inspiration from the North Sea– underwater documentary filmmaker Klaudie Bartelink takes us through a selection of her most treasured underwater footage from award-winning documentary the Wild North Sea.
Keynote session by Maddalena Visser, policy advisor of the Directorate General Environment of the European Commission, presents the European Commission’s perspective on strengthening regional cooperation in implementing the Nature Restoration Regulation. Followed by shared discussion with the room.
17:00-18:00 Visit to ARTIS Aquarium
A guided tour of the Zoo’s recently renovated historical Aquarium (1882), hosting 250 species.
18:30-21:00 Drinks and diner
Hosted by Nature Regeneration North Sea. Room for informal discussions.
Day 2 – Workshops & Closing reflection
09:00-12:30 OSPAR Task S6.O1.T2 online workshop
(CEST time zone (UTC+1))
09:00 – Welcome and introduction
09:15 – Presentation of preliminary findings on OSPAR Task S6 O1. T2 from Haskoning
09:45 – Pitch presentations
1. Restoring coastal ecosystems: lessons learned from the Stronger Shores program on seagrass and oyster reef restoration. Presented by Tees Rivers Trust.
2. Best Practice & lessons learned from Hein Sas; a deep dive into best practices on flat oyster restoration and international collaboration.
10:25 – Break-out session 1: habitats
Participants can choose their break-out session: kelp, sea grass, mud flats & salt marshes, mussels / oyster reefs, emerging habitats
11:25 – Break-out session 2: policy & collaboration
12:05 – Interactive prioritization of best practices, knowledge gaps, collaboration opportunities and suitable habitats for active restoration
12:20 – Wrap-up & next steps
Amsterdam participants will follow the general session together on site and break for the breakouts.
09:00-12:30 North Sea seabirds workshop (CEST time zone (UTC+1))
09:00 – Welcome and introduction Nature Regeneration North Sea Seabird objective and international scope
09:30 – Country pitches: National Seabird Recovery programs
10:00 – Interactive gap assessment
10:45 – Project examples: what works in practice
11:15 – Group work: from gaps to actions
12:15 – Wrap up & next steps
12:30-14:00 Walking lunch in the zoo
14:00-15:00 Plenary closing session
The workshop chairs give a recap of their sessions and share insights and lessons learned.