Law on the National Park “Hamburgisches Wattenmeer”. Country/Territory Germany Territorial subdivision Hamburg Document type Legislation Date 1990 (2010) Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Sea, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Marine protected areas Protected area Research Biodiversity National parks Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract Article 1 establishes that the area marked in red in the enclosed Annex is proclaimed National Park “Hamburgisches Wattenmeer.” The purpose of the Park is to conserve the wadden sea including some dune islands for their own purposes, and, in particular, to protect it as living space for organisms and animals living there, as well as the symbiosis existing among them. Moreover, the landscape between the estuaries of the Elbe and the Weser is of particular importance for research purposes. The text consists of 9 articles and 1 Annex. Full text German Website www.hamburg.de