Swiss waters harbor exceptionally high biological diversity. However, increasing societal pressure on the climate and natural ecosystems is driving an unprecedented loss of biodiversity, particularly in lakes and rivers. The ecological consequences of this decline continue to be underestimated while the implementation of conservation measures faces diverse challenges such as a lack of knowledge and resources, conflicting objectives and limited collaboration between relevant actors. The project responds to these challenges by focusing on the following four key priorities described here.

The LANAT-3 project is being carried out in collaboration with the Office for Landscape and Nature (LANAT) of the canton of Bern, The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, The Institute of Ecology & Evolution (IEE) at the University of Bern / Eawag Department of Fish Ecology and Evolution, The Institute of Political Science (IPW) at the University of Bern / Eawag Department of Environmental Social Sciences and The Swiss Competence Centre for Fisheries (SKF).