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3 datasets found

  • Floodplains outside of the federal inventary

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Of all the floodplains mapped throughout Switzerland, the objects which have not been included in the federal inventory have been compiled in this dataset. A distinction has been...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

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    • habitats-and-biotopes
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    • air-hygiene
    • biodiversity
    • federal-inventory
  • Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands of National Importance - Addendum 2

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Dry grasslands are habitats with a wide variety of species that are marked by agricultural use. In accordance with the Federal Act on Protecting Nature and Cultural Heritage, the...

    Last updated: December 1, 2025

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    • arid-land
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    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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    • biodiversity
  • Vegetation alpine floodplains

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Habitat protection pursuant to Article 18a of the Federal Act on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NHG, SR 451) aims to ensure effective protection for areas of...

    Last updated: January 1, 2006

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