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References
- 1 2 (in French) "Les 10 succès de Pro Natura" (page visited on 26 July 2016).
- Ordinance on the Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments / Verordnung über das Bundesinventar der Landschaften und Naturdenkmäler (VBLN) / Ordonnance concernant l'inventaire fédéral des paysages, sites et monuments naturels (OIFP) / Ordinanza riguardante l'inventario federale dei paesaggi, siti e monumenti naturali (OIFP) of 1977-08-10, SR/RS 451.11 (E·D·F·I), art. pp1 (E·D·F·I)
- Federal Inventory of Landscape and Natural Monuments of National Importance
