List of alluvial sites in Switzerland
- List of alluvial sites in Switzerland
This is a list of alluvial sites in Switzerland. It is based on the "Federal Inventory of Alluvial sites of National Importance", part of a 1992 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.
Inventory of Alluvial sites of National Importance
References
* cite swiss law | sr = 451.31 | link = 451_31 | art = pp1 | date = 1992-10-28 | en = Ordinance on the Protection of Alluvial Sites of National Importance | enab = | de = Verordnung über den Schutz der Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung | deab = Auenverordnung | fr = Ordonnance sur la protection des zones alluviales d'importance nationale | frab = Ordonnance sur les zones alluviales | it = Ordinanza concernente la protezione delle zone golenali d'importanza nazionale | itab = Ordinanza sulle zone golenali
External links
* [http://eunis.eea.europa.eu/designations-factsheet.jsp?fromWhere=en&idDesign=CH03&geoscope=34 Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA): Switzerland - Floodplains of National Importance (CH03)]
* [http://www.wCategory:Alluvial sites of national importancealdwissen.net/themen/waldoekologie/waldoekosysteme/wsl_auen_schweiz_EN ]
* [http://www.auen.ch Auenberatungsstelle/Service conseil Zones alluviales] de icon fr icon
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