Why People are at the Heart of Lake Protection and Restoration

Restoring a lake rarely begins with technology.It begins with people. Across Lake Vico, Lake Dümmer and Lake Bistreț, one thing has emerged clearly throughout the EUROLakes #DemoLakes campaign: meaningful and […]
EUROLakes at the European Ocean Days 2026

From 2 to 6 March 2026, the European Ocean Days were hosted in Brussels, bringing together policymakers, researchers and financial institutions to discuss the future of Europe’s oceans and waters. […]
EUROLakes Showcases Participatory Planning at the NatSoliS Conference in Naples

The delicate balance that binds water to land and communities to the landscapes they inhabit, took center stage last month in Naples. On February 26–27, 2026, members of the EUROLakes […]
Effective science communication in the face of water crises: a community perspective on challenges and best practice in HELPING

Abstract Addressing global water crises demands effective communication across diverse audiences, especially in initiatives such as the scientific decade HELPING by the International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS). This study […]
Lake Bistreț: a key floodplain lake in southern Romania

Photographer: Kees van der Aart Lake Bistreț is a large, shallow floodplain lake a few kilometres north of the Danube, near the villages of Bistreț and Cârna. It anchors the Bistreț–Cârna–Nasta wetland system and is the […]
Mission Lakes Webinar: Turning Pollution into Resources

What if the nutrients fueling harmful algal blooms could instead fertilize crops, power new industries or inspire innovative approaches to known issues? That was the guiding question during the third […]
Lake Dümmer: Nature, recreation and resilience in balance?

A Biodiversity Hub With around 1,300 hectares of water, Lake Dümmer is the second largest lake in Lower Saxony. Together with the directly surrounding wet grasslands, the Dümmer area covers […]
Reed bed protection is key for the biodiversity of Dümmer Lake

By Hans-Heinrich Schuster With an area of 15 km², Lake Dümmer is the second largest lake in Lower Saxony and, with an average depth of only 1.1 m, an extremely […]
Collaborative Workshop Starts Shaping Visitor Route in Bistreț–Cârna Lakes Area

WWF-Romania, together with the Jiu Corridor (Dolj County Center for Nature Protection, Tourism and Sustainable Rural Development), recently hosted a workshop within the framework of the EUROLakes project, in the […]
Scaling up lake restoration: EUROLakes Replication Call is launched

As EUROLakes enters its first full year of implementation, Work Package 5 (WP5) team has taken a major step forward: the Replication Call for Associated Regions has officially been launched […]
