Silt, mud and sand can dampen ecosystems in freshwater lakes. Is it possible to improve the water quality and build new havens for wildlife and visitors alike at the same time? In the Markermeer in the Netherlands, a one-of-a-kind project provided an answer – as engineers, NGOs, and volunteers raised islands from once murky waters, helping transform vast lake in more ways than one… Dive deeper into their story today.

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