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

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25 Sep 2018

In search of the Giant Noctule – Europe’s biggest bat

This summer, experts from APB-Birdlife Belarus set out on their fourth annual fact-finding expedition to the remote marshes of Paliessie in search of a rare bat species, the Giant Noctule.
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Europe and Central AsiaBelarus
17 Dec 2018

When the beach clean-up is over

Beach clean-ups have become a bittersweet sight to see.
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Europe and Central AsiaCape VerdePortugal
13 Aug 2018

Champions of the Flyway – from dream to Game Changer?

In the editorial of our August newsletter, Jonathan Meyrav from SPNI (BirdLife Israel) looks back on five stunning years of Champions of the Flyway – the friends made, the money raised and the birds saved.
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Europe and Central AsiaIsrael
28 Jun 2018

No escape - Unsustainable European fishing practices harm seabirds

Each year, 200 000 seabirds die in the froth and foam of European waters alone, acciden
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Europe and Central Asia
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
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
Whether a Common Quail migrates or not is determined by its genes © BirdLife Europe
21 Mar 2019

This shy bird can escape a birdwatcher’s eye, but not illegal trappers' nets

Despite its attempts to live a secretive life, the migration route of the endearingly rotund Common Quail leaves it subject to illegal trapping. Action is needed - with your help we can halt their decline and protect...
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Europe and Central AsiaEgypt
20 Feb 2019

The Quarry Life Award

In December, BirdLife’s CEO, Patricia Zurita, attended HeidebergCement’s fourth Quarry Life Award ceremony – a contest to inspire school children, graduate students and researchers to find new and innovative ways to...
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Europe and Central Asia
15 Nov 2018

Not just a drop in the ocean

This winter we have a critical chance to change EU policy to better our seas. Their health is essential to us as a source of food, income and employment, but also in providing ecosystem services such as coastal...
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Europe and Central Asia
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