Best practicesCreated on: 2 April 2026

Kleine Nete River (Belgium): Message in a bottle

Goal 10.4

Supporting the efforts of civil society to protect fauna and flora in the City Port territory.

Challenge(s)

How can a diverse group of local stakeholders be effectively re-engaged to jointly improve the ecological status, water experience, communication and water security?

Best Practice

Co-creation, early involvement and transparent communication form a solid foundation for ecological restoration, improved water experience and long-term river stewardship. Through an inclusive and creative engagement approach, experimentation can rebuild a strong relationship with all local stakeholders of a river system. By combining innovation workshops with an educational participation action (“Message in a Bottle”), this initiative created shared understanding, identified collective needs and strengthened collaboration. 

This good practice also includes objective 4.4 (Developing collaborative approaches and drawing on scientific and technologic knowledge from the scientific community and civil society to support decision-making) of the AIVP’s Agenda 2030.

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