World Wetlands Day: Who will be Germany’s first “Wetland City”?

2. February 2026

World Wetlands Day: Global Nature Fund (GNF) calls on German cities and municipalities to act – Who will become Germany’s first “Wetland City”? On World Wetlands Day, the GNF emphasizes the important role of these ecosystems for humans and the...

Shallow lake with great diversity: Dümmer is “Living Lake of the Year 2022”

8. December 2025

Well-deserved title on World Water Day: Lower Saxony’s second largest inland lake is nowhere deeper than 1.40 meters, but it knows how to impress with its unique natural diversity. And the efforts of the people on its shores to preserve the blue jewel are also...

Living Lakes Unites Young Leaders for Sustainability in Colombia and Climate.

14. November 2025

Living Lakes Unites Young Leaders for Sustainability in Colombia Fourth Sustainability Leadership Journey Promotes Global Cooperation for the Protection of Lakes and Climate 11/13/2025; Colombia is the host country of this year’s Sustainability Leadership...

Lake Kivu is Lake of the Year 2025

27. August 2025

World Lake Day: GNF and Living Lakes Network nominate Lake Kivu as “Living Lakes Lake of the Year 2025” The Living Lakes Network and the Global Nature Fund will present the “Living Lakes Lake of the Year” on August 27, 2025, the United Nations...

Living lake of the year 2024

17. June 2024

Press invitation from the Global Nature Fund (GNF) and BUND Mecklenburg-Vorpommern The Global Nature Fund (GNF) and the Network Living Lakes Germany (NLSD) invite you to the award ceremony for Lake Crivitz as “Living Lake of the Year” 2024. The award...

Threatened wilderness in the heart of Europe: the Szczecin Lagoon is “Threatened Lake of the Year 2024”

2. February 2024

The Global Nature Fund and the Living Lakes Network have named the Szczecin Lagoon on the Polish-German border as the “Threatened Lake of the Year 2024”. This breathtaking wetland in the heart of Europe suffers from a variety of threats. The Szczecin...