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Article | 2026-02-17

Post-its, posters and pathways: a summary of the second PLURALAKES stakeholder workshop in the Lake District, UK

Last week, Freshwater Ecologists from the Aquatic Ecosystems Group at UKCEH and their European colleagues from the EU Water4all project PLURALAKES held a second workshop on the shores of Windermere. Heather Moorhouse PLURALAKES researcher at UKCEH describes the day.

Article | 2026-02-10

PLURALAKES goes to IPBES 12 Stakeholder Day

Manchester, UK hosted the 12 th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) this February. It presented the perfect opportunity for us “up the road” in Lancaster to present the PLURALAKES project and our experience of using the IPBES Nature Futures Framework.

Article | 2026-02-05

PLURALAKES Facilitation guide now available

We are pleased to announce the publication of the PLURALAKES Facilitation Guide for our visioning workshops, now openly available via Zenodo. The guide provides a step-by-step account of how the PLURALAKES visioning workshops were designed and facilitated.

Report | 2025-10-17

Joint Forces for Clearer Waters in Eastern Finland

What happens when people join forces to discuss values for improving the water quality in an important lake in Eastern Finland? Stakeholders gathered to collectively envision a future for Koitere Lake, nestled within the North Karelian Biosphere Reserve, and discussed shared values of living in harmony with nature, communities that thrive alongside nature, and preserving local traditions.

Report | 2025-10-03

Drawing the Future of the Lake District

What happens when scientists, practitioners, and locals imagine the Lake District’s lakes together? They talked about shared values - respect, responsibility, connection - and used the Nature Futures Framework and the X-curve to turn those values into practical pathways for change.

Here you can find updates and stories about PLURALAKES’ ongoing work

Post-its, posters and pathways: a summary of the second PLURALAKES stakeholder workshop in the Lake District, UK

PLURALAKES goes to IPBES 12 Stakeholder Day

PLURALAKES Facilitation guide now available

Joint Forces for Clearer Waters in Eastern Finland

Drawing the Future of the Lake District