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CURRENT PROJECTS

At Swarovski Optik we place a high value on treating nature, its fauna, and with the utmost respect. Active nature conservation and species protection is deeply embedded in our corporate philosophy. We make a considerable contribution towards the preservation of habitats and the protection of endangered animal species by initiating and/or participating in nature conservation and species protection projects in addition to partnerships with selected organisations.

In the following section we would like to introduce you to our commitment to nature conservation and species protection by outlining projects that are currently being implemented.

Projects

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Help for the Sociable Lapwing
As a “Species Champion” Swarovski Optik supports together with the RSPB (Royal Society for the Protection of Birds) the BirdLife International “Preventing Extinction Programme”. As so far the only manufacturer of optical instruments, Swarovski Optik provides at least for the next 3 years lasting support for a new programme for the protection of endangered bird species by sponsoring the Sociable Lapwing.
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Biosphere Reserve Srebarna/Bulgaria
Since 1998 the watchword for SWAROVSKI OPTIK and project partner Le Balkan - Bulgaria now is to support one of the species last breeding colonies beside Lake Srebarna in Bulgaria.
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Karsiborska Kepa/Poland
A great example of Swarovski-style nature conservation is the 300-hectare island of Karsiborska Kepa in the northwest of Poland.
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Wildlife Conservation with Biosphere Expeditions
In 2009 Biosphere Expeditions was delighted to become one of a select few partners of SWAROVSKI OPTIK. Since then SWAROVSKI OPTIK has been instrumental to the running of many of Biosphere Expedition’s field projects.
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Colorful Puffleg Project/Colombia
The Colorful Puffleg is one of the most mysterious, but sadly also one of the most endangered, of America's hummingbird species.
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Houbara Bustard Project / Spain
SWAROVSKI OPTIK made a financial contribution to the acquisition of land by SEO/Birdlife at Los Alares on Fuerteventura, thereby ensuring the necessary measures are in place for the conservation of biotope that is important for the survival of this bird species.
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Observatory on the Ebro delta/Spain
SWAROVSKI OPTIK has built an observatory in the Riet Vell nature reserve on the Ebro delta in Spain.
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Keoladeo National Park
One of the most enchanting waterfowl refuges of the world, a Ramsar site and a World Heritage Site, Keoladeo National Park (KNP) is home to rich biological diversity.
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Black Rhinoceros / Namibia
Almost exterminated by poachers, the Black Rhino is still in serious danger of extinction. Stocks worldwide were reckoned to be around 2,000 around the turn of the century. The last few Black Rhinos live outside national parks in Namibia.
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Golden Eagle / Sweden
The commitment of SWAROVSKI OPTIK in Sweden is concentrated on the nature protection project "Eagle 72" of the Swedish Ornithological Society, which strives to protect the Scandinavian Golden Eagle
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Bearded Vulture/Alps
The last Bearded Vulture in the Austrian Hohe Tauern mountains was shot dead in 1880.
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