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 […]
SHAPING IDEAS: Shared Alternatives for the Sustainable Development of Lake Vico
On 21 November 2025, the “Shaping Ideas: Shared Alternatives for the sustainable development of Lake Vico” EUROLakes project held a stakeholder engagement workshop in Caprarola at the Palazzo della Cultura, […]
Vico, Bistret and Dümmer Lakes as Natural Laboratories
By Raffaele PELOROSSO The kernel of the EU-funded EUROLakes project is three natural lakes, which we call demo lakes, selected as living laboratories where integrated protection and restoration actions will […]
Strengthening Impact Through Collaboration
Natural lakes are essential for ecological, cultural and economic reasons. They provide drinking water, support rich biodiversity, and offer countless opportunities for leisure. Yet, these ecosystems are facing numerous pressures […]
INTERVIEW: The 4 Returns Framework for Landscape Restoration
Our EUROLakes team is fortunate to have the support of talented experts in the field of landscape management and restoration, such as Elton Mudyazvivi, who kindly agreed to shed light […]