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.

106 datasets found

  • Protection forest regions NFI

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

    According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into six areas. They represent different forest growth and protective forest conditions.

    Last updated: November 16, 2020

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    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • wood
    • forest-resource
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Pro Natura: Nature Preserves

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Pro Natura sichert mit Verträgen über 770 Naturschutzgebiete in der Schweiz mit einer Gesamtfläche von rund 270 km2. Aus unterschiedlichen Gründen dürfen öffentlich nur 763 Gebiete...

    Last updated: December 31, 2022

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  • Cantons NFI

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

    According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into cantons. Basel Stadt and Basel-Landschaft are considered as a single unit.

    Last updated: January 1, 2021

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    • wood
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • bio-geographical-regions
    • species-distribution
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • national
  • Database of wastewater treatment plants (ARA-DB) - cleaning type

    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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  • Current drought hazard level

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The drought warning map shows the current drought hazard (issued at levels 1, 2 and 4) for all regions of Switzerland. The hazard level results from a weekly expert assessment of...

    Last updated: November 25, 2024

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    • lake
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  • Current drought situation in Switzerland

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the combined drought index for each region. This index summarises in one value the various factors affecting drought: precipitation, modelled soil moisture and...

    Last updated: November 25, 2024

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  • Forest fire prevention measures of the cantons

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

    Contains the forest fire prevention measures currently in force in the cantons.

    Last updated: November 17, 2022

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  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Mirelandscapes

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

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  • Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 300 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

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  • Federal Inventory of Amphibian Spawning Sites of National Importance - Stationary Objects

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    There are currently 19 different amphibian species that live in Switzerland, and nearly all of them are included in the Red List of Threatened Species. The areas that contain...

    Last updated: December 1, 2025

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    • protected-sites
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  • Map of seismic subsoil categories according to the standard SIA 261

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The site class is a required indication to determine the seismic action for a structure according to the building code SIA 261. The maps of site classes are indicative maps and are...

    Last updated: August 13, 2025

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    • microzonation
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    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 40 km²

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The "40 km² catchment areas" data set is one of four possible aggregation levels for the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. It consists of a...

    Last updated: July 1, 2010

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  • Alpine pastures protected by livestock guardian dogs

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The return of large predators to Switzerland has led to the use of livestock guardian dogs on our alpine pastures. Herd guards are used to protect livestock against larger...

    Last updated: January 5, 2025

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  • Reaches surveyed - cross section securing point

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the reaches of watercourses which are currently surveyed periodically under the leadership of the FOEN. They are usually surveyed every 10 years or after major floods...

    Last updated: March 3, 2025

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  • Emerald sites

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Emerald Network is a Europeanwide network that seeks to protect endangered animal and plant species and natural habitats listed in the Bern Convention. To obtain Emerald...

    Last updated: September 17, 2009

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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 Biological Water Status: Macrophytes

    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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    • watercourse
  • Federal Inventory of Landscapes and Natural Monuments

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Article 5 of the Federal Act of 1 July 1966 on the Protection of Nature and Cultural Heritage (NCHA) orders the Federal Council to compile inventories of sites of national...

    Last updated: November 15, 2022

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    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Floodplains

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

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  • Balance areas (catchment areas) HADES

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The balance areas form the middle layer of the system of catchment areas that describe Switzerland’s hydrographical structure (Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland, HADES). They are...

    Last updated: January 1, 2004

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