Lago Maggiore: il futuro della gestione dei livelli

reshwater ecosystems provide multiple ecosystem services, but their ecological integrity is often threatened by human-induced water level fluctuations. Lake Maggiore and its River Ticino outlet, a transnational area between Italy and Switzerland, is subject to different stakeholder conflicting needs, making its management complex since the '50s. The Italy-Switzerland Interreg Cooperation Parchi Verbano Ticino Project aimed at analysing the effects of water levels management on the hydro chemical conditions of the lake and on its biotic communities, in order to propose a sustainable water management strategy, which would reduce the conflicts of use and, at the same time, improve the biodiversity and the quality of this vast ecosystem.