International Lake Environment Committee Foundation

“First WLC in Oceania!”　Save the Date for WLC20!! We are delighted to welcome you to the 20th World Lake Conference held in Brisbane, Australia, 21-25 July 2025.

A week to SLM Forum! ☆Date & Time: Saturday, September 28th, 2024 10:00 am – 3:00 pm (JST / UTC 9) ☆Registration link: https://lnkd.in/g6juYzVX <SLM Forum“Promoting SLM: Co-Creating a Better Future”> ●International Panel Discussion“Are Lakes Sustainable?” ●Round Table“Sustainable Lake Management with Global Youth ～Toward WLC20” □Language: English □Fee: Free □Host: International Lake Environment Committee Foundation (ILEC) □Program: https://lnkd.in/g34hbCmk

(Update)“SLM Forum: Promoting SLM (Sustainable Lake Management): Co-Creating a Better Future”  [3MB]The program for the “SLM Forum: Promoting Sustainable Lake Management (SLM): Co-Creating a Better Future,” organized by ILEC and scheduled for Saturday, September 28, 2024, has been finalized.

Welcome to Lake Biwa! Participants of the 3rd year of the PESSVA Workshop have arrived at ILEC from Malaysia. Over the next week, they are attending training sessions at ILEC and going on field trips in Shiga Prefecture. PESSVA: Participatory Ecosystem Services Shared Value Assessment

Join Us Online: From Lake Biwa to the world — ILEC will host the "SLM Forum: Promoting SLM (Sustainable Lake Management): Co-Creating a Better Future," and we invite online viewers to participate.

Visit from Japan Water Forum Board of Directors On July 29, 2024 (Monday), Dr. Kotaro Takemura, Chair, and Dr. Mikio Ishiwatari, Member of the Japan Water Forum Board of Directors, visited ILEC’s President, Dr. Kazuhiko Takemoto, and Vice President, Dr. Masahisa Nakamura. They expressed their gratitude for ILEC’s support and cooperation in participating in the 10th World Water Forum held in Bali, Indonesia, this past May. Further collaboration and cooperation between Japan Water Forum and ILEC are anticipated moving forward.

Generous Donation from Kansai Mirai Bank, Limited ILEC received a generous donation of 400,000 yen from Kansai Mirai Bank, Limited on June 7th, 2024. For further reading, please visit the ILEC website at https://lnkd.in/gkvZZQ8D

Generous Donation from “Kinki Rokin” (Kinki Labour Bank) ILEC received a generous donation of 218,754 yen as a contribution through the “Smile Plus” social contribution deposit from “Kinki Rokin” (Kinki Labour Bank) on June 6th, 2024. For further reading, please visit the ILEC website at https://lnkd.in/gkPZsUFb

ILEC Vice President, and Vice Chair of ILEC Scientific Committee, participated in WWF10 in Bali! – Part 2 On May 23rd of WWF10, Dr. Nakamura, ILEC Vice President delivered a keynote speech during Special Session 11. The closing ceremony took place on the final day, May 24th, and specific achievements and action plans were incorporated into the ministerial declaration. You can read more on the ILEC website: https://lnkd.in/g2_mgwAv

ILEC Vice President, and Vice Chair of ILEC Scientific Committee, participated in WWF10 in Bali! – Part 1 Dr. Nakamura, ILEC Vice President, and Ms. Santos-Borja, Vice Chair of the ILEC Scientific Committee, participated in the 10th World Water Forum (WWF10), held in Bali, Indonesia, from Saturday, May 18th to Saturday, May 25th, 2024. We are pleased to provide you with this quick report. Stay tuned for further updates in the second installment! You can find the post on the ILEC website: https://lnkd.in/gxvcdZba