The Fostering European Lakes Restoration by Nutrient Removal, Recovery, and Reuse (FERRO) project is dedicated to promoting sustainable lake restoration across Europe. Our focus is on integrating innovative approaches, such as nutrient recovery and reuse, to help achieve good ecological status for European lakes while fostering a thriving circular economy.
Lakes are vital ecosystems, providing drinking water, supporting biodiversity, and enhancing quality of life, yet they face growing threats from eutrophication. Your participation in this survey helps address these challenges by sharing valuable insights into lake restoration efforts across Europe, including regional successes and challenges.
Why participate in this survey?
- Collaboration: Join a network of experts working together to tackle lake restoration challenges, combining knowledge from diverse regions and disciplines.
- Influence: Your input will shape the creation of a comprehensive, open-source lake restoration database, designed for interaction between lake restoration scientists, practitioners and inspire future projects.
- Impact: The insights you provide will directly contribute to enhancing lake restoration practices and help achieve sustainable management of European lakes.
- Recognition: All participants who complete the survey with substantial information will be considered for co-authorship in potential publications resulting from this work, provided they are willing to fulfill the responsibilities of a co-author. If you prefer not to be a co-author, indicate this at the end of the survey, and your contributions will instead be acknowledged.
The geographical scope of this survey is EEA38 plus Horizon Europe (Mainland Europe). See details below:
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Category
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Countries
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EU Member States (27)
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Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (continental), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden
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Non-EU EFTA Countries (4)
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Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland
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Candidate and Potential Candidate Countries (7)
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Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey
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Other Horizon Europe Associated Countries (2)
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UK, Ukraine
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Please fill this survey by will remain open until 20 November 2026, and we expect to analyze responses and share preliminary results with participants by 31 March 2027.
Your input will help us better understand restoration practices and outcomes, and improve management of European lakes. We sincerely appreciate your participation and look forward to collaborating with you to enhance the ecological health of Europe’s lakes.
Thank you for joining this effort!
Please note: A separate questionnaire should be submitted for each lake.
We recommend that you first read through the entire survey and prepare your data before starting. You can also complete the survey in stages — fill in part of it, save your progress, and return later to finish. Once you have completed all sections, please remember to save and submit your responses.
There are 41 questions in this survey.
