The Living Lakes is an international network program managed by the Global Nature Fund (GNF) to enhance the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of freshwater lakes worldwide.Living Lakes - The international Network: Our Mission GNF seeks the partnership of decision makers, communities and businesses to conserve the water quality and biodiversity of these wetlands through sustainable use and development, thereby also ensuring the reservoirs of drinking water.Living Lakes - The international Network: ObjectivesLiving Lakes Flyer
The Living Lakes Network currently has 29 member lakes and 27 associates.
Network members
Lake Baikal, Russia Lake Balaton, Hungary Lake Biwa, Japan Lake Constance, Germany, Switzerland & Austria Bolgoda Lake, Sri Lanka Lake Chapala, Mexico The Broads, United Kingdom Columbia River Wetlands, Canada La Nava, Spain Laguna de Bay, Philippines Laguna Fúquene, Colombia Maduganga & Madampe, Sri Lanka Mahakam Wetland, Indonesia Mar Chiquita, Argentina Milicz Ponds, Poland
Mono Lake, United States Nestos Lakes, Greece Paliastomi Lake, Georgia Pantanal, Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay Peipsi / Chudskoe & Võrtsjärv, Estonia & Russia Poyang, China St. Lucia, South Africa Tengiz Lake, Kazakhstan Lake Titicaca, Bolivia & Peru The Dead Sea, Israel, Jordan & Palestine Lake Trasimeno, Italy Uluabat Lake, Turkey Lake Victoria, Kenya, Tanzania & Uganda Vostok, Antarctica - honorary member
Candidate members Laguna de Rocha, Uruguay Lagunita Complex, Paraguay
Associated members
Albufera, Spain Amatitlan, Guatemala Atitlan, Guatemala Atotonilco, Mexico Bolsena, Italy Enriquillo & Azuéi, Dominican Republic & Haiti Garda, Italy Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan Kolindsund, Denmark Labanoras, Lithuania Lago Maggiore, Italy Lake District, United Kingdom Mar Menor, Spain Mindelsee, Germany
Okavango Delta, Botswana Orta, Italy Piediluco, Italy Pulicat, India Rio Gallegos, Argentina Salobrar de Campos, Spain Sampaloc, Philippines Sapanca, Turkey Taal, Philippines Uvs, Mongolia Vico, Italy Wilson Inlet, Australia Wular Lake, India
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