Landscape of the year

The Landscape of the Year has been proclaimed by the Friends of Nature International since 1989 in order to draw attention to the endangerment and beauty of selected landscapes worldwide . Initially, the selection was made annually, since 1991 every two years, since 2007 three and since 2013 four years.

An award of the same name, which is given annually, has also existed specifically for Switzerland since 2011 .

Previous landscapes of the year

Year (s)	Surname	Illustration
1989	Lake Constance
1990	Lake Neusiedl
1991-1992	Eifel region - Ardennes
1993-1994	Oder estuary region
1995-1996	The alpine region
1997-1998	The Meuse region
1999-2000	Bohemian forest
2001-2002	Old Flanders
2003-2004	The Lubusz Land
2005-2006	The Jura
2007-2009	The Danube Delta
2010-2011	The Slovak and Aggtelek Karst
2013-2014	The Upper Rhine
2018-2020	Senegal / Gambia

Landscape of the year in Switzerland

The Foundation for Landscape Protection Switzerland (SL) has been awarding the “Landscape of the Year” in Switzerland since 2010 . The SL Foundation Board acts as the jury. The aim is to communicate the values ​​of the Swiss landscapes, to inform about their threats and to reward the local commitment to landscape conservation. The prize is donated by the Federation of Migros Cooperatives and Balthasar Schmid. The prize money is CHF 10,000. Previous winners were:

• 2011: Val Sinestra GR
• 2012: Birspark -Landschaft BL / SO
• 2013: Campagne genevoise GE
• 2014: Valle di Muggio TI
• 2015: Innerrhoder scattered settlement AI
• 2016: Isenthaler Wildheulandschaft UR
• 2017: the energy infrastructure landscape on the Aare-Hagneck Canal BE
• 2018: Sacred landscape in the Saane basin
• 2019: Ibergeregg moor forests

Web links

• Landscape of the year
• PDF on Landscape of the Year 2016 in Switzerland, Isenthaler Wildheuer

Individual evidence

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