In March 2025, we successfully concluded a series of five stakeholder workshops dedicated to the protection of Lake Bled, one of Slovenia’s most iconic and ecologically significant lakes. The workshops were organised in collaboration with the ProCleanLakes project and brought together a total of 66 participants.
The events gathered a highly diverse group of stakeholders, including representatives from the municipality, agricultural sector, fisheries, spatial planning, and public utility services, fostering a rich exchange of perspectives and expertise. These discussions generated valuable insights that will play an important role in guiding the development and implementation of future measures for the sustainable management and protection of Lake Bled. During the workshops, researchers from the National Institute of Biology also presented the DiMark project, highlighting the importance of Lake Bled as one of its key study sites.
The workshops form part of a broader collaboration between the ProCleanLakes and DiMark projects, where the results of both initiatives will complement each other to support more effective, science-based lake management strategies.