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.

105 datasets found

  • Plate 8.7 Vulnerability of Groundwater Ressources

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The term «vulnerability» refers to the sensitivity of a system in relation to a harmful external influence. In the case of groundwater, vulnerability is defined as the exposure to...

    Last updated: January 1, 2007

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    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • confederation
  • Database of wasterwater treatment plants (ARA-DB) - capacity (PE)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Education, culture and sport, Energy, Regions and cities, Environment

    Since the 1980s, the FOEN (formerly the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape) has kept a database with information about the central ARA. The underlying original...

    Last updated: January 1, 2014

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
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    • API
    • gewiss
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • water
  • Mean Precipitation throughout the Alps 1971–2008

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The present maps show the distribution of long-term mean precipitation in the Alpine region 1971–2008 for a a calendar year, the twelve calendar months, as well as the four...

    Last updated: January 1, 2018

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  • Mean Annual Evaporation 1973–1992

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The present evaporation map was first published in the Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland in 1999. For the digital version of the atlas, these values will initially be used, since...

    Last updated: January 1, 1999

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    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • confederation
  • Bathing water quality (ods)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Health, Environment

    The assessment of bathing waters is made on the basis of hygienic quality using E.coli and intestinal enterococci. They provide indications on the effectiveness of water protection...

    Last updated: July 6, 2023

    • ODS