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

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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What's the catch? The fate of Europe's seabirds

Bruna Campos explains why a ‘sea change’ in policy is needed to protect thousands of Europe’s seabirds from the threat of incidental bycatch in fishing gears.

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7 Feb 2017

One Million People 4 Soil

Tiziano Cattaneo (People4Soil) and Gui Xi Young (BirdLife) explain why the EU has a duty to preserve one of Europe’s most important natural resources: soil.

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16 Jan 2017

Climate Packages – just pretty wrapping?

Sini Eräjää looks back upon some of the climate and energy disappointments of 2016 and makes her wish for a Happy New (& Sustainable) Year for Nature in 2017.

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6 Feb 2017

Resist the call of the cute

What should you do when you see a baby bird on the ground? It is hard to resist the urge to rescue. Often people intervene when in fact most chicks should be left alone.

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1 Mar 2017

Help us tackle illegal killing of migratory birds in Turkey!

Large numbers of migratory birds are killed illegally every year and face major threats such as electrocution, poisoning and collision with powerlines.

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11 Aug 2017

The Seabird Bulletin

We’re proud to present ‘The ‘Seabird’ Bulletin’ – a special summer edition of our regular news brief,

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Klepetan y Malena en Croacia © Stjepan Vokic

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Amor a distancia

Desde hace 15 años, sin fallar uno solo, una cigüeña ha volado fielmente desde su zona de invernada en Sudáfrica hasta el mismo tejado de Croacia para reunirse con su amor, incapacitada para viajar por un disparo ilegal.

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