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UrbanLakes: Cross-Border Synergy for Blue Ecosystem Preservation (U_Lakes) (RO-UA 2021-2027)

Program: Interreg Next Romania-Ukraine 2021-2027

Lead Partner: Municipul Botosani (Romania)

Partner: Executive Committee of Ivano-Frankivsk City Council

Total project amount: EUR 419 507,87 

Budget for Ivano-Frankivsk: EUR 217 069,05

The project is aimed at the protection of blue ecosystems and surrounding green spaces. Its overall objective is “To introduce a developed joint Action Plan with the arrangement of two recreational zones at the lakes in Botosani and Ivano-Frankivsk based on the best European Union approaches in blue and green infrastructure management and nature protection using the principles of cooperation and good neighbourliness”.

Duration: 18 months

The U_Lakes project to improve blue infrastructure has been started

The first meeting with stakeholders of the U_Lakes was held in Ivano-Frankivsk!

Where in Ivano-Frankivsk can you learn more about birds?

A new story of cross-border eco-synergy - project launch in Botosani!

Second stakeholders meeting at German Lake

Third stakeholder meeting: joint action planning for the German Lake

Ukrainian-Romanian cooperation for the preservation of blue ecosystems

Ivano-Frankivsk in international dialogue on blue-green infrastructure development

Practical visits and environmental solutions in Botosani

Lake aeration during the ice-covered period: why it is vital for aquatic life

International exchange of experience within the UrbanLakes project

Preserving water for the future of cities

Spring is on its way - and nature can feel it

From vision to action – launch of a Joint Working Group

Scientific ringing of swans in action