Data Zone
Country/territory: Switzerland
IBA criteria met: A4i, B1i (2000)
For more information about IBA criteria, please click here
Area: 6,359 hectares (63.59 km2)
| IBA conservation status | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year of assessment (most recent) | State (condition) | Pressure (threat) | Response (action) |
| 2010 | not assessed | low | medium |
| For more information about IBA monitoring, please click here | |||
Site summary
This site includes the upper part of Lake Geneva, with areas of both artificial and natural shoreline, and the partly degraded delta of the River Rhône, with reedbeds, alluvial forests and fens.
An important site for wintering waterbirds, moulting ducks and migrating waders.
One of the main threats is erosion of the shoreline in the delta. Agricultural intensification and drainage, recreational activities, and afforestation with poplar and pine plantations are also major threats.
Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Important Bird Area factsheet: Lake Geneva: Grangettes (Switzerland). Downloaded from
https://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/lake-geneva:-grangettes-iba-switzerland on 23/12/2024.