Notizie – Echo

ECHO alla televisione svizzera: il ripristino delle praterie sommerse nei laghi di Como e Lugano

by s.jesus@enerionglobal.comDivulgazione e sensibilizzazione, Uncategorized 13/05/202628/05/2026No comments

Il progetto ECHO è stato recentemente presentato dalla televisione svizzera italiana attraverso un servizio dedicato al ripristino delle praterie sommerse nei laghi di Como e Lugano. Il reportage illustra gli obiettivi scientifici e ambientali del progetto: rigenerare gli ecosistemi acquatici, preservare la biodiversità ed esplorare il potenziale di stoccaggio del carbonio nei sedimenti lacustri. Questa …

Initial pre-intervention sampling completed

by s.jesus@enerionglobal.comEnvironmental mapping and monitoring 19/01/202616/02/2026No comments

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...

Aquatic macrophytes enter the replication phase

by s.jesus@enerionglobal.comPlant replication in a tank 30/09/202516/02/2026No comments

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...

Sediment sampling launched on Lake Como

by s.jesus@enerionglobal.comEnvironmental mapping and monitoring 24/09/202516/02/2026No comments

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...

Aquatic plant sampling begins in Lakes Como and Lugano

by s.jesus@enerionglobal.comEnvironmental mapping and monitoring 27/07/202516/02/2026No comments

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...

Relake: Strategies for a More Sustainable Territory

by s.jesus@enerionglobal.comGeneral 07/05/202516/02/2026No comments

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

by s.jesus@enerionglobal.comGeneral 21/03/202516/02/2026No comments

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 …