Living Lakes is an international network and partnership whose mission is to enhance the protection, restoration and rehabilitation of lakes, wetlands, other freshwater bodies of the world and their catchment areas. The Living Lakes partnership promotes voluntary international collaboration among organizations that carry out projects benefiting lakes, wildlife, and people.
Objectives
- Conserving the biodiversity and the preservation of lakes, wetland ecosystems, and fresh water bodies.
- Restoring altered and disappearing wetlands and lake ecosystems.
- Improving the quality of life for the local communities living around lake and wetland ecosystems (Agenda 21).
- Building a commitment towards a sustainable use and development of these ecosystems (for example, through agriculture, fishery, tourism, settlement, energy, and water use).
- Promoting the use of applied sciences and technologies towards the conservation of these ecosystems.
- Supporting educational programs and cooperation with local communities and all stakeholders or users towards the conservation of the biodiversity of these ecosystems.
- Disseminating information relevant to these ecosystems.
