Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments

The Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments in Switzerland aims to protect landscapes of national importance. The inventory is part of a 1977 Ordinance of the Swiss Federal Council implementing the Federal Law on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage.

The sites are of three types:

• Unique objects
• Typical landscapes
• Natural monuments

The inventory currently includes approx. 160 sites (1977: initially 65 sites, 1983: +55, 1996: +33, 1998: +9) covering 7806 km² (approx. 20 percent of Switzerland).

References

• Ordinance on the Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments / Verordnung über das Bundesinventar der Landschaften und Naturdenkmäler (VBLN) / Ordonnance concernant l'inventaire fédéral des paysages, sites et monuments naturels (OIFP) / Ordinanza riguardante l'inventario federale dei paesaggi, siti e monumenti naturali (OIFP) of 1977-08-10, SR/RS 451.11 ^(E·D·F·I), art. pp1 ^(E·D·F·I)
• Federal Inventory of Landscape and Natural Monuments of National Importance

External links

• Federal Commission for the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (ENHK): Landscapes and natural monuments
• EUNIS: Common Database on Designated Areas (CDDA): Switzerland - Landscapes and Natural Monuments of National Importance (CH08)
• Map (German) (French)