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Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are actions and strategies focused on protecting, restoring, and sustainably managing ecosystems. Their primary objective is to harness the benefits and potential of...
The Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Living Lakes Network are celebrating World Lake Day 2026 by recognising the Indian Sundarban as Lake of the Year. The designation highlights the extraordinary...
As part of the international Living Lakes Network, the Autoridad Binacional del Lago Titicaca (ALT) is contributing to the protection and restoration of Lake Titicaca through environmental monitoring...
In Peru, the Lake Titicaca ecosystem directly supports various local communities. In this context, the educational institutions (E.I.) located in the Uros Floating Islands Community (Puno...
Across the Living Lakes Network, protecting freshwater ecosystems requires innovative solutions that connect healthy landscapes, resilient communities, and sustainable land management. In South...
Nearly three decades after the first Living Lakes Conference brought four founding partners together on the shores of Lake St. Lucia, South Africa, in 1998, the network is heading back to Asia for its...
At Nagenahiru Foundation, community-led action at Lake Madampa in Ambalangoda (southern Sri Lanka) is demonstrating how eco-tourism can simultaneously support mangrove restoration and local...
Across the Living Lakes Network, science, innovation, and collaboration are helping shape new approaches to freshwater conservation. In Colombia, Fundación Humedales is working to strengthen the...
In the catchment of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park and the broader Lake St Lucia system, community-led restoration efforts are demonstrating how nature-based agriculture can contribute directly to...
Soil erosion has long affected ecosystems and livelihoods around Lake Kivu. Through the work of the Albertine Rift Conservation Society (ARCOS Network), communities are now applying integrated...
Lake Titicaca, one of the most iconic transboundary lakes in South America shared by Peru and Bolivia, is facing mounting environmental pressures that threaten its ecological balance and the...
At Lake Chapala, Mexico’s largest freshwater lake, agricultural activity is both a major pressure on the ecosystem and a key part of the solution for its long-term recovery. A new initiative led by...