How can knowledge help to produce better policy for the Wadden Sea? This is the question that our research projects have sought to answer. Although the Wadden region offers many fine examples of knowledge development that is effectively aligned with policy issues, we can see that the relationship between knowledge and policy is often far from optimal. By way of this document we hope to help bring about a better fit between knowledge and policy.

Steeds meer gebieden op de Noordzee worden gebruikt voor verschillende activiteiten waaronder visserij, olie en gaswinning, energie en scheepvaart. Een van deze activiteiten is windenergie op zee. Scheepvaart in windmolenparken is momenteel verboden met uitzondering van onderhoud-, monitoring- en onderzoekvaartuigen. Dit heeft als gevolg dat vissers niet worden toegelaten in windmolenparken en steeds meer visgronden kwijtraken. Vissers zoeken naar mogelijkheden om in gebieden waar windparken staan toch activiteiten te kunnen ontplooien.

In modern conditions to train highly qualified personnel for the land continues to be relevant, it is important to the improvement of training programs in land use planning activities. The purpose of research: identifying opportunities for further cooperation in the field of higher education, orienting for a "double degree" callable in land use planning activities. A similar approach is being tested in two universities: the Russian Federation and the Republic of Belarus are taken into account long-term achievement of the two sister faculties.