Pro Natura (Switzerland)
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Pro Natura, founded in 1909 in Basel as Swiss League for the Protection of Nature, is the oldest environmental organisation in Switzerland.
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(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 | |
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Formation | 1909; 115 years ago (1909)[1] |
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Founded at | Basel |
Type | Non-governmental organisation |
Legal status | Non-profit organisation |
Purpose | Environmental organisation |
Headquarters | Basel |
Region | Switzerland |
Membership | About 140,000[2] |
Official language | German, French and Italian |
Subsidiaries | 24 regional sections[3] |
Affiliations | International 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] |
Staff | About 120[1] |
Website | www.pronatura.ch |
Formerly called | Swiss League for the Protection of Nature[4] |
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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]