⚡️IVIS project: Building a Sustainable Future for Voroklini Lake ⚡️ The first year of the #IVIS project - Initiative for #Voroklini Lake Integrated #Sustainability - has laid a strong foundation for the future management and restoration of Voroklini Lake. 🌊 Led by the Larnaka Municipality, with #CMMI as the implementation and scientific partner, IVIS brings together local and national stakeholders to develop an updated management plan for this important #Natura 2000 site. 🦆 💡During the first year, three #stakeholder meetings were held in #Larnaka. Together, these meetings focused on stakeholder and #data mapping, identifying the main pressures affecting the lake, reviewing bird, water-quality and hydrological data, defining shared management objectives, discussing potential #restoration measures, and addressing #governance, invasive species, land-use, drainage and sewage-related issues. 🐠 💡The project team also participated in the #FutureLakes all-partner meeting in Gdańsk, #Poland, from 24–26 March 2026. CMMI representatives Dr. Leda Cai and Dr. Vasilis Louca presented the IVIS project and the emerging findings from Voroklini Lake. The meeting provided opportunities to exchange #knowledge on lake restoration, water governance, financing and the evaluation and upscaling of restoration measures. 💡The year ahead will focus on translating the evidence and stakeholder input into practical #management measures, refining indicators and targets, developing governance arrangements, coordinating invasive-species and #infrastructure actions, and preparing the updated Voroklini Lake Management #Plan and Upscaling #Roadmap. 🤝We sincerely thank our FutureLakes partners and all participating stakeholders for their valuable contributions: Together, we are turning #knowledge, #collaboration and #innovation into practical action for the long-term sustainability of Voroklini Lake. 👉IVIS is a cascading grant funded through the EU Horizon Europe project FutureLakes (Grant Agreement No. 101156425), which aims to transform lake restoration through innovative nature-based, biodiversity-focused, and circular blue economy solutions. #IVIS #FutureLakes #VorokliniLake #Larnaka #CMMI #LakeRestoration #Biodiversity #WaterManagement #Cyprus