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The DARKER SKY project has now entered its final active year, running until 30 September 2026.  Over the coming weeks, partners across the North Sea Region will finalise the biodiversity monitoring, light pollution measurements and the installation of light modifications at our e...

In our new video, we visit our Hamburg demonstrator sites! Our project partners from Bezirksamt Altona and Hamburg University of Applied Sciences introduce our two demonstrator sites: the Elbe Hike & Bike Trail, a popular recreational area and Bullnwisch, a street on the outskirts of the city....

A concrete step has been taken in implementing the 'Smart Dark Holwerd' masterplan. Commissioned by Landmakers Cooperatie U.A. the first innovative, smart streetlight was installed last week at the project office of Stichting Holwerd aan Zee on the Fiskwei in Holwert. Acting as a beacon for reducing...

On 25 October, the harbour of Lauwersoog joined the Dutch Nacht van de Nacht (Night of the Night) to celebrate darkness and raise awareness about light pollution. The event was organised by our project partners from Lauwersoog Harbour and the University of Groningen as part of DARKER SKY....

In September 2025, the DARKER SKY partners met in Denmark. The meeting was organised by Aarhus University together with Esbjerg Municipality and took place at the Vadehavscentret near Ribe and on the island of Mandø, a certified Dark Sky Park....

In Denmark, protecting the night sky is not just a scientific mission, it’s a growing community-driven initiative. Across the country, small local groups are preserving natural darkness and raising awareness about light pollution. Supporting and connecting many of these efforts is Aarhus University,...

In our new video, we visit the harbour of Lauwersoog, the Netherlands, a unique location between the Wadden Sea and the Lauwersmeer Dark Sky Park. We speak with Piet Zijlstra, a key local initiator, about our ongoing efforts to reduce light pollution in the harbour. ...

What happens when students from other areas of expertise collaborate and work together on a complex social and ecological issue? As a wildlife management student during an internship in the context of the DARKER SKY Project, I discovered how powerful education can be when it moves beyond traditional...

During the International Dark Sky Week in the North Frisian Wadden Sea World Heritage 15 talks, tours and walks had been organized by the Lower Saxony National Park Administration in cooperation with the University of Oldenburg, the Ländliche Erwachsenenbildung Bad Zwischenahn and local National Par...