The Living Lakes Network is an international partnership of 130 members working in more than 60 countries to protect and restore lakes and wetlands around the world. For over 20 years, the Network has engaged with NGOs, governments, indigenous peoples and local communities to conserve critical habitats, strengthen sustainable livelihoods and educate on the benefits provided by lakes and wetlands.
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Why Lakes?
Lakes, wetlands and other freshwater bodies are the life support systems of the Earth. Ensuring their health and sustainable use is essential to fight the climate and biodiversity crisis, and for the wellbeing of billions of people.
Biodiversity & Climate Project
Our iniciatives on the ground cover 10 countries, with our partners working together in a joint, cordinated effort to catalyze lake conservation over 5 years.
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What´s New
Read the latest news & stories on lake conservation.
How upland stream restoration and donga reclamation under the LLBCP Replication Project support healthier wetlands Across the Northern Drakensberg catchments of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa...
The Living Lakes Biodiversity & Climate Project (LLBCP) has reached the midpoint of its five-year timeline with a clear message: action on lakes and wetlands is accelerating. Launched in August...
Restoring a Lake, Reviving a Legacy Bolgoda Lake Sri Lanka’s largest natural freshwater lake flows through the Colombo and Kalutara districts, nourishing a vibrant network of wetlands, mangrove...
Lake Malawi – shared by Malawi, Mozambique and Tanzania – is one of the world’s oldest and most ecologically rich freshwater lakes. Its evolutionary history spans millions of years...
In the Northern Drakensberg of South Africa, a community-led transformation is taking place through the project “Women and youth led local climate resilience and resource management in the Northern...
Lake Chapala, located in western Mexico, is the country’s largest freshwater lake and a lifeline for millions. It supplies water to the metropolitan area of Guadalajara—Mexico’s second-largest...
