Europe and Central Asia

Switzerland - SVS/BirdLife Switzerland

BirdLife Partner

Founded in 1922
Members: 62000
Staff: 12
Wiedingstrasse, Zurich, CH, 8036
Tel. +41 44 457 70 20; Fax +41 44 457 70 30
svs@birdlife.ch
www.birdlife.ch
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Mission of the organisation

The mission of the SVS/BirdLife Switzerland is the protection of birds and biodiversity from a local to the international level and by this making a contribution for a natural environment and for people.

Key Activities

  • Habitat conservation
  • Site protection
  • Species Action plans
  • International projects
News
17 May 2019

HeidelbergCement on track to meet ambitious CO2 targets

We note with pleasure that just this week our partner in protecting biodiversity,
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Europe and Central Asia
25 Feb 2019

Flight for Survival - Spring Migration 2019

This spring, BirdLife is telling the spectacular migratory stories of seven iconic birds – exposing the illegal threats they face along the African-Eurasian flyway.
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Europe and Central AsiaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusEgyptGreeceHungaryItalyLebanon
15 May 2019

The battle for the EU’s soul is also a fight for a liveable planet. And we need YOU to fight it.

The countdown to the European Elections 2019 has started! Our Head of Policy, Ariel Brunner makes a heartfelt call for citizens to vote for nature.
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Europe and Central Asia
Eurasian Blackcaps are illegally lured towards traps using recordings of their song © BirdLife Europe
19 Mar 2019

Netted, glued and eaten whole – can we keep this songbird free?

The Eurasian Blackcap’s beautiful song has inspired humanity for centuries. But in Cyprus today, it is silenced by industrial-level illegal trapping using invisible nets or glue sticks: all to fuel an unlawful trade in...
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Europe and Central AsiaCyprus
The Eastern Imperial Eagle is classed as Vulnerable on the Red List of threatened species © BirdLife Europe
5 Apr 2019

A mighty predator made helpless at the hands of humans

The eagle is a long-standing symbol of strength and glory, but though triumphant within the animal kingdom, the predator becomes the prey when the Eastern Imperial Eagle is confronted with human persecution. Can we...
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Europe and Central AsiaHungary
13 Aug 2019

Catching fish, not seabirds

New EU law that gives seabirds a fighting chance against bycatch
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Europe and Central AsiaFranceGermanyLithuaniaPortugalSpainSwedenUnited Kingdom
19 Mar 2019

Portugal’s Berlenga Island welcomes newest inhabitant

Our Portuguese partner SPEA is delighted to announce that a Band-rumped storm petrel chick has hatched on Berlenga Island. Sonia Neves explains why the island’s newest – and cutest – inhabitant represents a hard-won...
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Europe and Central AsiaPortugal
8 Apr 2019

Anti-poaching camps give honey-buzzard sweet taste of success

The European Honey-buzzard is fearless in the face of stinging wasps and hornets - but it has no defence against illegal shooting for sport. In Italy, “anti-poaching camps” sparked an extremely successful movement which...
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Europe and Central AsiaItaly
8 Jul 2019

Highlights from the ‘International Dawn Chorus 2019’ radio broadcast

Earlier this summer, our Irish partner BirdWatch Ireland had the great honour of co-producing the biggest and most ambitious live natural history radio broadcast ever made – the International Dawn Chorus Day. Niall...
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Europe and Central AsiaIreland
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