Restoring aquatic vegetation: webinar on 24 November
On 24 November 2026, from 17:00 to 18:30 CET, the ECHO project will host a free webinar on freshwater aquatic plant propagation and planting techniques.
ECHO alla televisione svizzera: il ripristino delle praterie sommerse nei laghi di Como e Lugano
The ECHO project was recently featured on Swiss Italian-language television in a report highlighting the restoration of underwater meadows in Lakes Como and Lugano. The report explores the project's scientific and environmental objectives: restoring aquatic ecosystems, preserving biodiversity, and investigating the potential for carbon storage in lake sediments. This …
Initial pre-intervention sampling completed
The baseline sampling of sediments and water has been successfully completed. The collected samples are currently being analysed to quantify the organic carbon stored in the sediments, characterise the associated microbial communities, and assess water volumes. These data will serve as a reference for...
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Aquatic macrophytes enter the replication phase
Plants collected from Lake Lugano (Ceresio) and Lake Como (Lario) have been transferred to dedicated replication tanks. In this controlled environment, asexual propagation has begun for the target species: Vallisneria spiralis, Myriophyllum spicatum, Potamogeton perfoliatus, Potamogeton lucens, along with an experimental cultivation of charophyte algae. The replication tanks maintain optimal conditions — stable temperature...
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Sediment sampling launched on Lake Como
The ECHO project has launched its first sediment sampling activities in Lake Como. The analysis of lake sediments represents a key step in understanding the lake’s capacity to store carbon and in monitoring the ecological status of the lakebed. The data collected will make it possible to establish a baseline for assessing the effectiveness of future...
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Aquatic plant sampling begins in Lakes Como and Lugano
Aquatic plant sampling has begun from the lakebeds of Lakes Como and Lugano, one of the key activities planned within the ECHO project. This phase of the project is aimed at collecting plant material useful for reproduction in tanks using special supports for native aquatic species, which will later be reintroduced into the lakes at experimental sites...
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Relake: Strategies for a More Sustainable Territory
On Wednesday 7 May, at the headquarters of Confindustria Como, a meeting was held dedicated to the Re-lake project (of which ECHO is a part), an initiative that aims at environmental regeneration and sustainable enhancement of the lake territory…
ECHO al kick-off meeting del progetto Interreg WINCA4TI
The ECHO project participated in the kick-off meeting of WINCA4TI – Water Interactions with Nature, Climate and Agriculture for Ticino, an Interreg Italy–Switzerland project launched in 2025 and dedicated to the integrated and sustainable management of water resources in the Ticino river basin. The meeting, held on March 21st at Villa Giulia, Pallanza (VB), saw the participation of …
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