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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19 Mar 2018

Soaring high: safeguarding migratory birds over Turkey

For more than 15 years, our Turkish BirdLife partner Doğa Derneği (DD) has been working to safeguard migratory birds. And now, thanks to £50, 000 of vital funding raised by SPNI (BirdLife Israel), they have been able to...
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Europe and Central AsiaTurkey
12 Nov 2018

Shipment of illegally killed birds discovered in Slovenia

Our Slovenian partner DOPPS reports on the alarming discovery of a huge shipment of illegally killed birds discovered in Slovenia en route to Italy last month. Significant numbers of Red-thorated pipit, White wagtail...
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Europe and Central AsiaItalyRomaniaSlovenia
14 May 2018

Kulan roam the steppes of central Kazakhstan once again

The latest update from ACBK/BirdLife Kazakhstan on its project to reintroduce a small herd of Turkmenian kulan to central Kazakhstan, long after the wild ass species disappeared from the region.
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Europe and Central AsiaKazakhstan
27 Jun 2018

The Depths of the Ocean Crisis

Plastics are ruining our oceans. So is unsustainable fishing.
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Europe and Central Asia
10 Dec 2018

Proof of life: the seabird egg that has Portuguese conservationists excited

Berlenga Island, off the West coast of Portugal, has a new inhabitant: the Band-rumped Storm-petrel. A female of this threatened species has laid an egg on the island, thanks to work by the EU-funded LIFE Berlengas...
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Europe and Central AsiaPortugal
Bramblings in Slovenia © Ruj Mihelic
24 Jan 2019

Incredible flock of 5 million bramblings wows Slovenia

Slovenia is witnessing an incredible birding event this winter. One so rare, it only happens once or twice in a decade – a huge flock of five million bramblings.
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Europe and Central AsiaSlovenia
Tern terraces on Coquet Island © Paul Morrison
11 Sep 2018

Road to recovery for the Roseate Tern

Neighbouring BirdLife partners, RSPB (UK) and BirdWatch Ireland, have joined forces to put Europe’s rarest breeding seabird, the roseate tern, on the road to recovery.
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Europe and Central AsiaIrelandUnited Kingdom
30 Mar 2018

The Bird Bulletin: Europe & Central Asia

Of the 25 projects shortlisted for the coveted European Citizens Award – voted by the public – 8 projects involve the work of our BirdLife partners in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Spain and...
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Europe and Central AsiaBulgariaCzech RepublicGreeceHungaryIrelandSpainUnited Kingdom
13 Aug 2018

A race against crime: 5 years of Champions of the Flyway

Over the last five years, Champions of the Flyway has raised nearly $350,000 to help BirdLife partners tackle the illegal killing of birds in the Mediterranean. We look back on five years of inspirational partnership.
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Europe and Central AsiaIsrael
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