Rivers are vital for countless species and important habitats in their own right. Unfortunately, Swiss rivers suffer from urbanisation, agricultural intensification, and flood and hydropower infrastructure.
While Switzerland has made some progress in river restoration and reducing hydropower impacts, much remains to be done. More than 90 per cent of the country’s alluvial zones have disappeared, and 60 per cent of the fish and aquatic plant species are on the IUCN Red List.