Building networking hub for units interested in lakes protection in Baltic Sea tourist regions
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PROGRAMME 2021-2027
priority
2 Water-smart societies
objective
2.1 Sustainable waters
Project type
Small Project
Implementation
October 2022 - May 2024

Lakes connect

The project Lakes connect establishes cooperation among authorities, NGOs and researchers in order to reduce the impact of tourism on water quality in lakes.
Project summary

The project concerns establishing cooperation in the field of improving the quality of lake waters in tourist regions. It brings together representatives of science, NGOs and authorities at various level of governance, representing three Baltic countries: Poland, Lithuania and Latvia. The aim of the project is to build networking hub for units interested in knowledge-based solutions limiting the impact of tourism on the quality of inland waters. Building trust to raise awareness of lake pollution is a key project objective. The cooperation of the scientific world with local authorities and other organizations is still insufficient. Establishing a trust-based relationship will allow for better recognition of real problems faced e.g. by local authorities and searching for knowledge-based solutions. This will be done by organizing meetings and training which will enable the synergy of scientific knowledge with knowledge about the real problems of local communities. International cooperation will enable the exchange of experiences and the development of good practices in the cooperation of authorities at various level of governance with the scientific community and other organizations. As part of the project, research units will conduct pilot study on the water quality of selected water reservoirs.The preliminary inventory of lake pollution will allow better identification of the problem and increase the knowledge of local authorities about the impact of tourism on water quality.

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Budgets

Lakes connect
in numbers.
  • 0.47
    Million
    Total
  • 0.38
    Million
    Erdf
  • 0.00
    Million
    Norway

Success indicators

Lakes connect
in numbers.
35 Organisations reached with 3 Solutionsin use 10 Organisationsin the project

Overview

What we produced so far.
We invite you to read the article published in the VIP Magazyn.

In the article, project partner - Magdalena Fuk - President of the Management Board of the Foundation for the Protection of the Great Masurian Lakes talks about research on microplastic pollution, which is carried out as part of the Lakes Connect project.

Article is in Polish language.


Actively for clean waters
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Lead partnerUniversity of Warsaw
  • Town
    Warsaw
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Miasto Warszawa
Total partner budget
149,768.00
Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology
  • Town
    Riga
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Rīga
Total partner budget
73,302.00
Siauliai Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
  • Town
    Siauliai
  • Region
  • Country
    Lithuania
  • Region
    Telšių apskritis
Total partner budget
100,400.00
Foundation for the Protection of the Great Masurian Lakes
  • Town
    Giżycko
  • Region
  • Country
    Poland
  • Region
    Ełcki
Total partner budget
111,200.00
Gulbene Municipality
  • Town
    Gulbene
  • Region
  • Country
    Latvia
  • Region
    Vidzeme
Total partner budget
36,000.00

Contacts

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Poetry competition for secondary school children
September is month of poetry in Latvia, therefore our Lakes connect partner - Latvian Institute of ...

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Microplastics - a cause for concern?
One of the goals of the Lakes Connect project is to raise knowledge and awareness about lake ...

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Meet our team - University of Warsaw Biological and Chemical Research Centre
We are pleased to introduce you the project Lead partner from Poland - University of ...

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Actively for clean waters!
We invite you to read the article published in the latest issue of the VIP Magazyn (16.08.2023). ...

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The next stage of sampling
From 7th till 9th of August , the second of the planned three parts of the pilot study of selected ...

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Transnational political exchange visit in Gulbene/Latvia
On 27-28 July, a delegation from the Telšiai region took part in the events of BSR Interreg ...

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“Lakes connect” – how to reduce the impact of tourism on lakes?
We are pleased to announce that an article about the Lakes conenct project has been published in the ...

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We share our knowledge and experience with our partners!
In the Lakes Connect project there are five partners from different countries with different ...

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We are testing samples collected during the pilot studies
International cooperation is an important aspect of the Lakes Connect project. Thanks to the ...

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Meet our team - Latvian Institute of Aquatic Ecology
We are pleased to introduce you one of the project partner from Latvia - Latvian Institute of ...

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Meet our team - Siauliai Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts
We are pleased to introduce you one of the project partner from Lithuania - Siauliai Chamber of ...

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Seminar about the lake management in Latvia

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Next online partners' project meeting

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Cooperation with PA Tourism within the framework of EUSBSR

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Continuation of the pilot study

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Field sampling has begun!

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Green Concept Review

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“Does tourism play a role in causing surface water pollution?”

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Testing of methods for sampling microplastics from sand on the beach and water surface in Latvia

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Second online meeting of partners

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Bath with peeling in the lake - why not! Microplastics are waiting for you...

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Educational activity within the project

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The impact of various types of pollutants on the purity of lakes

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After the kick off meeting
CNBCh UW – as a leader of the project Lakes connect – that is implemented by the Research Group ...

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Kick-off meeting
We are happy to welcome all participants of the meeting in Poland at the University of Warsaw ...

Pilot

End of the first part of pilot study in Poland

Pilot

Field sampling has begun!

Pilot

Pilot study continuation

Events

04-05
October
Lakes connect at the 14th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region
Project: Lakes connect
Physical Meeting
04. - 05. October 2023
    27-28
    July
    Transnational political exchange visit in Gulbene
    Project: Lakes connect
    Physical Meeting
    27. - 28. July 2023
    10:00 - 20:45 (CET)
    22
    May
    Online partners meeting
    Project: Lakes connect
    Virtual Meeting
    22. May 2023
    09:00 - 11:00 (BST)
    20
    April
    Policy Area Tourism webinar on EU tourism initiatives
    Project: Lakes connect
    Virtual Meeting
    20. April 2023
    11:00 - 12:30 (BST)
    24
    March
    Partners online meeting
    Project: Lakes connect
    Virtual Meeting
    24. March 2023
    09:00 - 11:00 (BST)
    27
    February
    IMPACT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF POLLUTION ON THE CLEANLINESS OF LAKES
    Project: Lakes connect
    Physical Meeting
    27. February 2023
    10:30 - 12:30 (BST)
    11-12
    January
    Kick off Meeting
    Project: Lakes connect
    Physical Meeting
    11. - 12. January 2023
    11:00 - 17:30 (BST)

      Images

      Field sampling in lakes Stameriena, Ludza, Pintela and Galgauskas
      05/2023
      Studied lakes views
      05/2023
      Pilot studies
      05/2023
      "Day of Earth" in Telsiai (Lithuania)
      05/2023
      Our team during the first kick-off meeting - January 2023, Warsaw
      06/2023
      Latvian partner during the seminar about the lake management in Latvia
      06/2023

      Field sampling in lakes Stameriena, Ludza, Pintela and Galgauskas 05/2023 (12 images)

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      Studied lakes views 05/2023 (5 images)

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      Sunset at Krzywa Kuta Lake/Poland
      Krzywa Kuta Lake/Poland
      Lukstas Lake/Lithuania
      Mastis Lake/Lithuania
      Jagodne Lake/Poland

      Pilot studies 05/2023 (20 images)

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      "Day of Earth" in Telsiai (Lithuania) 05/2023 (1 image)

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      Siauliai Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts team during te Earth Day in Telsiai (from left: Alfredas Jonuska, Daiva Jonuskiene, Jolanta Norvaisiene)

      Our team during the first kick-off meeting - January 2023, Warsaw 06/2023 (1 image)

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      Latvian partner during the seminar about the lake management in Latvia 06/2023 (8 images)

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      Quotes

      Magdalena Michalska-Kacymirow, phd
      Project Manager, University of Warsaw
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      The goal of this project is to protect lakes from the negative impacts of tourism, and it emphasizes the significance of collaboration between scientists, local authorities, and other organizations. By joining forces, we can effectively apply scientific findings to safeguard the quality of lake waters and mitigate the adverse effects of tourism.

      Pilots

      Pilot

      End of the first part of pilot study in Poland

      Pilot

      Field sampling has begun!

      Pilot

      Pilot study continuation

      Outputs

      Green Concept Review

      Summary of pollution aspects concerning tourism in lakes of Poland, Latvia and Lithuania

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