The Freshwater Biological Association is delighted to share the results of our second Big Windermere Survey.

The Freshwater Biological Association calls on world leaders at COP to urgently recognise the critical value of freshwater ecosystems such as lakes, rivers, streams and wetlands.

The results of the biggest ever citizen science survey examining the water quality of Windermere – England’s largest natural lake are now available.

Statement by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, Lancaster University, and Freshwater Biological Association on cyanobacterial blooms on Windermere.

We are excited to welcome you in Berlin or online for the SIL Centennial. Here’s an overview of the day to day program.

The Foundation for Water Research (now part of the Institution of Environmental Sciences) and the Freshwater Biological Association are pleased to announce the launch of their Freshwater Biology and Ecology Handbook.

A new “Love Windermere” partnership sees the biggest ever cooperation of sectors to tackle challenges in the lake.

Calling on local citizen scientists to help assess the health of England’s largest natural lake.

Expression of support for Ukrainian researchers by the International Society of Limnology (SIL), The Freshwater Biological Association (FBA), The Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ASLO), The European Federation for Freshwater Sciences (EFFS), and The Society of Freshwater Science (SFS).

FBA Executive Director Simon Johnson’s response to the article entitled “Lake District sewage could leave Windermere ‘ecologically dead’” published in the Guardian on 8th October.

In the run up to COP26, the FBA echoes the call from WWF and the World Aquatic Scientific Societies to encourage world leaders to recognise the extraordinary importance of freshwaters.