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Article | 2026-03-24

Spotlight on PLURALAKES Stockholm Resilience Centre speedtalks

As part of a special World Water Day edition of Stockholm Resilience Centre weekly speedtalks yesterday, Danielle Spence presented the PLURALAKES project and its ongoing work. She highlighted key elements of the project, including the NFF framework, the three case studies, and the overall design that connects visions to pathways.

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