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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Ruffs are known for their impressive displays during spring © Dzmitry Yakubovich
8 May 2017

Record-breaking 120,000 Ruffs counted in Belarus

Birdwatchers were delighted by the thousands of Ruffs that gathered at the end of April in Turau Meadow, Belarus.
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Europe and Central AsiaBelarus
14 Nov 2017

Tagging the elusive White-headed Duck

Danara Zharbolova and Alyona Koshkina from our Kazakh partner ACBK tell us about their first attempts to catch and tag the elusive White-headed Duck with geolocators out on the lakes of the Central Kazakhstan.

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Europe and Central AsiaKazakhstan
11 Aug 2017

Journey to the Mid-Atlantic Ridge

Marguerite Tarzia chronicles her crossing of the north Atlantic aboard the research vessel RRS Discovery!
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Europe and Central Asia
16 Aug 2017

The Living Infinite

In the editorial of the special 'marine' edition of our Europe & Central Asia newsletter, Christopher Sands casts his eyes to the ocean.
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Europe and Central Asia
15 Dec 2017

In the bleak midwinter

In his editorial of this month’s edition of the Europe & Central Asia newsletter, Christopher Sands looks for rays of hope to brighten up ‘the bleak mid-winter’...
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Europe and Central AsiaMontenegro
1 Mar 2018

The Silence of the Leaders

A ‘Silence of the Lambs’-inspired demonstration organised by BirdLife in Brussels last Friday saw 133 European NGOs demand more money for the EU to protect biodiversity.
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Europe and Central Asia
The Black-legged Kittiwake is a symptom of a greater problem for all Atlantic birds © Colum Clarke
14 Dec 2017

Cliffs lying barren: why we can't afford to ignore the Kittiwake crash

“Out of sight, out of mind” - the alarming decline of the Black-legged Kittiwake provides a painful lesson that The High Seas – open ocean outside national jurisdiction – need urgent protection. But hope is at hand with...
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Europe and Central AsiaGreenlandNorwayUnited Kingdom
26 Mar 2018

Milking the cow: why Dutch dairy is becoming bird-friendly

For the last few years, VBN/BirdLife Netherlands has been working closely with Dutch farmers in the hopes of making the country’s world-famous dairy products as sustainable and nature-friendly as they are tasty. Gerrit...
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Europe and Central Asia
19 May 2017

The Bird Bulletin - Vol. 8

This week's edition of the 'The Bird Bulletin' is in celebratory mood as the EU officially declares May 21st NATURA 2000 DAY!
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Europe and Central AsiaAlbaniaGreeceIrelandItalySpain
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