The aim of the Wadden Sea Forum project (WSF) was to develop socio-economic perspectives for the Wadden Sea region. These perspectives were to be compatible with the national and international standards of nature and environmental protection of the Wadden Sea ecosystem and the protection of the landscape and cultural heritage of the Wadden Sea region, as laid down, in particular, in the joint trilateral Wadden Sea Plan, the Bird Directive, the Habitat Directive and the Water Framework Directive and in accordance with the vision, aims and strategies of NorVision.