Europe's waters have a new friend: NGOs launch ELLA to protect lakes and wetlands

Lakes and wetlands are the most threatened habitats in Europe. Everywhere from Doñana National Park in southern Spain to Lake Peipsi in eastern Estonia, climate change is accelerating the serious effects of overuse, overexploitation, degradation and pollution. Therefore, on May 4, eight environmental NGOs from Germany, Estonia, Poland, Spain and Hungary founded a new strong advocate for the protection and sustainable use and development of lakes and wetlands in Europe: the European Living Lakes Association, in short "ELLA".