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The federal environmental authority. It is responsible for ensuring that natural resources are used sustainably, that the public is protected against natural hazards, and that the environment is protected from unacceptable adverse impacts.

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River basins (catchment areas)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The river basins form the uppermost aggregation level for the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. The large areas with a surface area of usually more...

Last updated: December 1, 2019
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Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Nitrate

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring stations....

Last updated: March 26, 2014
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Swiss water topographical catchment areas: Main river section

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The data set “Main river section” is part of the geo dataset “Swiss water topographical catchment areas”. The main river in a catchment area is the body of water that leaves the...

Last updated: July 1, 2010
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Database of total bedload (federal government)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

A bedload transport database for surface waters throughout Switzerland. Following the devastating events of the summer of 1987, which caused major damage in many regions of...

Last updated: January 1, 2009
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- water
- gewiss
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Gauging stations for hydrological study areas

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Since 1957 the hydrology division of the FOEN has operated a network of hydrological study areas aimed at observing long-term changes in the water regime within Switzerland’s most...

Last updated: July 27, 2016
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Groundwater bodies of Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The groundwater bodies layer shows a simplified and comprehensive breakdown of hydrogeological overview units for Switzerland. The groundwater bodies here have not been developed...

Last updated: April 25, 2017
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- groundwater
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- hydrogeology
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Strahler stream order

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The stream order according to Strahler specifies the degree of branching of a hydrographic network. It forms the basis for morphological studies and descriptions of a watercourse....

Last updated: August 6, 2014
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Mean runoff (m³/s) and flow regime types for the river network of Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

For the entire Swiss river network natural runoff (m³/s) values (monthly and annual means) have been modeled and the flow regime types determined. «MQ-GWN-CH» constitutes a dataset...

Last updated: December 31, 2000
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Red List

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Environment

Red lists are scientific expert reports that assess the degree of threat to native species. In Switzerland, these lists are drawn up by specialists commissioned by the FOEN. They...

Last updated: January 24, 2024
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Traffic noise pollution

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Health, Environment

Percentage of the population, flats and buildings exposed to road, rail and air traffic noise during the day and night. The data is based on area-wide model calculations (sonBASE).

Last updated: August 4, 2025
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Heavy Metal Soil Contamination

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The measurement data are the surveyed mean values of heavy metal concentrations recorded in the top 20 cm of the soil in around 100 permanent monitoring sites operated by the Swiss...

Last updated: August 4, 2025
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Air pollution along the A2 and A13 - annual averages - NO and NO2

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Environment, Transport

The project "Monitoring flankierende Massnahmen Umwelt" (MFM-U) measures air and noise pollution along the A2 and A13 transit axes. This is intended to show the environmental...

Last updated: April 10, 2025
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NFI: Topics by tree condition

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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- forest
- forestry
- national-forest-inventory
NFI: Topics by conifers and broadleaves

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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NFI: Topics by ownership (2 categories)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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- forest
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- national-forest-inventory
NFI: Topics by forest type (12 classes)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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- forest
- forestry
- national-forest-inventory
NFI: Topics by main tree species

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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- forest
- forestry
- national-forest-inventory
NFI: Topics by site quality

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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- forest
- forestry
- national-forest-inventory
NFI: Topics by time of last treatment (in 5- or 10-year classes)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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- forest
- forestry
- national-forest-inventory
NFI: Topics by number of cases of damage

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Agriculture, fisheries, forestry and food, Environment

The National Forest Inventory (NFI) is a periodic survey of condition and development of the Swiss forest. It is produced in close cooperation between the Federal Office for the...

Last updated: October 14, 2024
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- forest
- forestry
- national-forest-inventory

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