Who are we ?

The Association for the Protection of Geneva's Lake (in french "Association pour la Sauvegarde du Léman" or ASL) is a french-swiss association. It's purpose is to preserve the water's quality in the Geneva's lake bassin, i.e. rivers and waterways which spill into the lake. It acts through wide spread information campaigns, research and hard work in the field, e.g. the «Clean River Action» and the «Clean Lake Action».

The ASL is a non-profit association, and a recognized apolitical, scientific, public service with an actual comunity of 6'000 members. The aims of the ASL are to create an awareness among residents of the area, to identify the problems involved, and work toward their resolution.

The «Clean Rivers Action» (in french «Opération Rivières Propres» or ORP) and the «Clean Lake Action»  (in french «Opération Léman Rives Propres» or OLRP) are about checking 5'000 km (about 3'100 miles) of waterways pouring into Lake Geneva. Uncontrolled polluting sources and litter poison our water. These must be analysed, measured and counted. For more detail, check our actions pages.

ASL undertakes the coordination, conclusion, publication and distribution of results to communal, cantonal and federal authorities, asking them to take all the necessary measures to restore as soon as possible the salubrity of the waters.

ASL is convinced that all contributions to a healthy environment today, are the finest legacy we can leave to tomorrow's generations. We are therefore grateful for any encouragement.Join us !

Last but not least, and as you probably noticed, this page is the only one in english. Should you wish to get even more involved in the association, your help for translation (french to english) would be deeply appreciated. Kindly contact the webmaster