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A new IGB Manual helps those seeking assistance to find solutions when lakes appear to be out of balance.

Today, researchers presented their findings on the 2022 Oder River environmental disaster at a symposium in Schwedt, handing over a report containing recommendations for action to Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider. The researchers recommended reducing salt and nutrient pollution, revitalising floodplains, and retaining more water in the landscape to strengthen the river’s long-term resilience.

Researchers explain the ecological developments in Lake Stechlin and the latest findings in a new IGB Dossier. In it, they also provide an assessment of which follow-up actions now appear appropriate.

While travelling long distances on business is not unusual for scientists, driving from Brandenburg to Morocco by car certainly is. Researchers from the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) set up the first permanent aquatic mesocosm facility on the African continent to investigate nature-based solutions for the treatment and reuse of olive mill wastewaters through smart irrigation systems, thus, reducing the pollution and pressure on freshwater resources. The IGB research team transported the necessary equipment there by car.

IGB researchers emphasise the great importance of the WFD for sustainable water management.

River restoration is important, but it is often a lengthy process. A new study in Nature Communications Earth & Environment identifies areas where research and action can be integrated.

The IGB river researcher Sonja Jähnig is calling for further migratory fish species to be included in the appendices of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).

A new report provides practical guidance for monitoring the biodiversity and ecological functionality of urban water bodies.