Udo Gattenloehner, Global Nature Fund

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• Udo Gattenloehner, Global Nature Fund
• LIVING LAKESAn International Lake Partnership
  of Private and Public Institutions for the
  Promotion of Lake Protection and Fresh Water
  Conservation27 May 2004

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Global Nature Fund

• Non-governmental
• Non-profit
• Founded in 1998
• Headquarters at Lake Constance, Germany

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• International Lake Partnership created and
  coordinated by the Global Nature Fund

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24 Partnerlakes6 Associate Lakes 1 Honorary
Member
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EU LIFE III Project Sustainable Water
Management of Wetlands and Shallow Lakes Project
Duration July 2001 October 2004
Beneficiary Global Nature Fund
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Project Partners
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Objectives

• Demonstrate how wetlands can be restored and
  managed wisely
• Transfer theses experiences to other lakes and
  wetlands in Europe

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Nestos
Location - North-eastern Greece Description -
Ramsar, S.P.A. (BD), Natura 2000, IBA, NP
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La Nava Boada
Location - North-west Spain Description -
Ramsar, IBA, Natural Park
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Problems

• Intensive Agriculture - Eutrophication
• Sewage
• No Management Plans
• Introduction of Alien Species
• Few Monitoring
• Littering

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Activities

• Wetland Improvement- Buffer zones-
  Reforestation- Reduction of litter
• Management plans (Agriculture, Tourism)
• Education (Training, Workshops)
• Dissemination (Manual, Video, Exhib)
• Monitoring

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Further Information
www.globalnature.org www.livinglakes.org www.livin
gwetlands.org
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