Federal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of international and national importance

Switzerland is especially important as a wintering and resting site for various migratory waterbirds. As a result, in 1974 the Federal Council signed a convention on watercourses and wetlands of international importance that was concluded in 1971 in Ramsar (Ramsar Convention). It was ratified by the Federal Parliament in 1975. An inventory of waterbird reserves of international importance was developed for Switzerland in 1976 based on earlier criteria. The Swiss Ornithological Institution in Sempach submitted the second revised version of this inventory in 1995, which included reserves of national importance. Under Article 11 of the new Federal Act of 20 June 1986 on the Hunting and Protection of Wild Mammals and Birds (HuntA), the federal government is required to exclude reserves of waterbirds and migratory birds of international importance. After being revised in 1992, 2001, 2009, 2015 and 2023, the current inventory contains the most important sites included in the inventory of the Swiss Ornithological Institute, of which 10 are of international importance and 25 are of national importance.瑞士作为各类迁徙水鸟的越冬与停歇地，具有举足轻重的生态地位。为此，瑞士联邦委员会于1974年签署了1971年于拉姆萨尔缔结的《国际重要湿地及水道公约》（拉姆萨尔公约，Ramsar Convention），该公约于1975年经瑞士联邦议会批准生效。1976年，瑞士依据早期评估标准编制了首份国际重要水鸟保护区名录。位于森帕赫（Sempach）的瑞士鸟类学研究所（Swiss Ornithological Institution）于1995年提交了该名录的第二版修订本，此次修订首次纳入了国内重要水鸟保护区。根据1986年6月20日出台的《野生哺乳动物与鸟类狩猎及保护联邦法案》（HuntA）第11条，联邦政府需将国际重要水鸟与迁徙鸟类保护区列为保护范畴，禁止在区内开展狩猎等人类干扰活动。该名录历经1992年、2001年、2009年、2015年及2023年五次修订后，当前版本收录了瑞士鸟类学研究所名录中的全部核心保护站点，其中10处为国际重要保护区，25处为国内重要保护区。