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Future Lakes Ireland- Nature-based solutions: Prevention and Intervention

A workshop on Future Lakes Ireland: Nature‑based Solutions (NbS) – Prevention and Intervention will take place on Thursday 28 May in Limerick Council Offices, Dooradoyle (V94 WV78).

The event is being co-delivered with with FutureLakes project team members from the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) & IRDRIA NbS consultancy for sustainable water management.

Please share the link with anyone who may be interested in attending.

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FutureLakes – The overarching objective of FutureLakes is to demonstrate innovative solutions needed to transform lake restoration. This includes piloting innovations in nature-based solutions, circular blue economy solutions and biodiversity-focused solutions. FutureLakes will demonstrate integration of these solutions in operational lake basin management in six large European lakes (Demo Basins) and, through doing so, deliver a tested blueprint for lake protection and restoration. Read more…

The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) – The Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) is Norway’s premier research institute in the fields of water and the environment.

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