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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

Joint action plan on the sustainable development of the blue and green infrastructure in Botoșani and Ivano-Frankivsk

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

Developing German Lake

Blue Spaces — Places for Recreation, Sports, and Inspiration

Joint Working Group Meeting Held in Botoșani

Blue oases of life in the heart of the city

Urban water bodies – our cities’ natural air conditioners

Recommendations for the Organization and Planning of Landscaping for the Land Area of German Lake

A City in Harmony with Nature

The Lake’s Green Defenders. Why Water Plants Are Important

The city lake as a space for life, recreation, and nature

How Copenhagen combine water, nature, and city comfort

How Amsterdam turns rainwater into an city resource

From joint plans to real change

From Theory to Practice: UrbanLakes Forum Participants Explore Ivano-Frankivsk’s Green Spaces

United for green and comfortable cities