Pro Natura (Switzerland)

Pro Natura
(in German) Schweizerischen Bund für Naturschutz
(in French) Ligue suisse pour la protection de la nature
(in Italian) Lega svizzera per la protezione della natura
(in Romansh) Lia svizra per la protecziun da la natira
(in English) Swiss League for the Protection of Nature
Formation1909; 115 years ago (1909)[1]
Founded atBasel
TypeNon-governmental organisation
Legal statusNon-profit organisation
PurposeEnvironmental organisation
HeadquartersBasel
Region
Switzerland
Membership
About 140,000[2]
Official language
German, French and Italian
Subsidiaries24 regional sections[3]
AffiliationsInternational Union for Conservation of Nature
Friends of the Earth
Friends of the Earth Europe
International Commission for the Protection of the Alps[1]
Budget
20 million Swiss francs[1]
StaffAbout 120[1]
Websitewww.pronatura.ch
Formerly called
Swiss League for the Protection of Nature[4]
The Limmatspitz nature reserve of Pro Natura Aargau.

Pro Natura, founded in 1909 in Basel as Swiss League for the Protection of Nature, is the oldest environmental organisation in Switzerland.

Pro Natura takes care of about 700 nature reserves of various sizes throughout Switzerland (250 square kilometres, of which 60 square kilometres are owned by Pro Natura).[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Pro Natura – Switzerland’s number one in conservation" (page visited on 15 March 2018).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Objectives was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ (in French) Adresses des sections Pro Natura (page visited on 26 July 2016).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference History was invoked but never defined (see the help page).