The Champagne genevoise is among the richest agricultural regions in the Swiss plateau in terms of biodiversity. Since the start of the 1990s, large-scale restoration of the habitats has taken place in collaboration with various partners, and populations of nesting birds have been documented. The introduction of these measures has helped the region become a model for mulitfunctional agriculture which respects biodiversity.
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The introduction of strips of fallow land and bushes are targeted measures aimed at attracting avifauna to the crops
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Low bushes are a habitat for various birds in cultivated environments
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Michael Lanz
Floral fallow land
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Michael Lanz
Fallow land is an important habitat for fauna in winter
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Michael Lanz
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Michael Lanz
The introduction of strips of fallow land and bushes are targeted measures aimed at attracting avifauna to the crops
Low bushes are a habitat for various birds in cultivated environments
Floral fallow land
Fallow land is an important habitat for fauna in winter
Champagne genevoise ecological network
A model for promoting biodiversity in agricultural areas
Domain
Conservation
Unit
Regional Offices
Topics
Species Recovery, Habitat Promotion, Population Development
Habitat
semi-open farmland, farmland
Project start
1991
Project status
ongoing
Project management
Jérôme Duplain
Project region
Geneva
Employees
Employee of the regional office Yverdon-les-Bains
Jérôme Duplain
+41 24 420 11 50
jerome.duplain@vogelwarte.ch
Species concerned
Unit
Regional offices
Many of our projects are carried out from our regional offices in Valais (Sion), Ticino (Contone), Grisons (Chur), Northeastern Switzerland (Schaffhausen) and Western Switzerland (Yverdon-les-Bains). Together with partners and volunteers, they take care of habitat improvement projects and impact monitoring, as well as applied research issues on a case-by-case basis.
