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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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Alpine Floodplains outside of the federal inventary

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

As past of the systematic inventory of flood plains, properties that were until recently not evaluated as having national significance will also be included in the federal...

Last updated: July 4, 2019
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Federal Inventory of Reserves for Waterbirds and Migratory Birds of international and national importance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Switzerland is especially important as a wintering and resting site for various migratory waterbirds. As a result, in 1974 the Federal Council signed a convention on watercourses...

Last updated: July 1, 2023
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- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- migratory-bird
- environment
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- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Habitat Map of Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The dataset maps Swiss habitats according to the TypoCH classification ('Lebensräume der Schweiz', Delarze et al. 2015) area-wide, to at least the second level of detail of the...

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Cantonal & private gauging stations (HADES 5.1.2)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

This set of data represents the locations of hydrometric gauging stations belonging to cantons (data source: “KANTON”) and private owners (data source: “HADES”). The data was...

Last updated: January 1, 2003
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River Typology for Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The typology of rivers groups the diversity of Swiss rivers according to abiotic, physiographic criteria, not considering anthropogenic impacts. They are a basis for assessment of...

Last updated: January 1, 2013
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Interregional wildlife corridor

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

First, known wildlife corridors were recorded from existing data at the cantonal level, and potential corridors were detected by GIS and then divided into wildlife corridors of...

Last updated: February 1, 2025
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Federal Inventory of Raised and Transition Bogs of National Importance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Raised bogs are some of the most susceptible habitats in Switzerland and are in sharp decline. Today, between 10% and 20% of the original stocks still exist. The scientific...

Last updated: December 1, 2025
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National Ecological Network REN, wetland site

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The National Ecological Network (REN) was developed in close collaboration with cantonal authorities for the protec-tion of nature and landscapes. It issues a technical/sciencific...

Last updated: February 14, 2011
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Air pollution by nitrogen dioxide

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The term "nitrogen oxides" (NOx) embraces nitrogen dioxide (NO₂) and nitrogen monoxide (NO). Nitrogen oxides form in the combustion of motor and heating fuels, especially when...

Last updated: January 1, 2025
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- air-pollutant
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- pollutant
- atmospheric-conditions
- human-health-and-safety
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- e-geoch
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area N.N.

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

The set of invasive alien plants shows the maps of the potential areas of 56 alien plants species present in Switzerland as well as some invasive species present in neighboring...

Last updated: October 8, 2015
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Daytime railway noise exposure

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map shows the daytime railway noise to which the population is exposed. The noise calculation is based on emission data for 2021 as reported in the railway noise register as...

Last updated: December 31, 2021
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- noise-abatement
- noise
- human-health-and-safety
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Geochemical soil atlas of Switzerland: Copper

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Interpolierte Kupfer-Konzentrationen (mg/kg Feinerde) in den Oberböden (0–20 cm) der Schweiz. Für die Ordinary Kriging Interpolationen (1 km x 1 km) wurden Messdaten von insgesamt...

Last updated: June 30, 2023
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- heavy-metal-load
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- atlas
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- confederation
- soil-mapping
- soil-quality
- soil
Perimeters of existing spectral micro-zoning studies

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Perimeters for which a spectral seismic micro-zonation study is available with links to further information. The amplification of seismic waves through the local geology is modeled...

Last updated: June 9, 2023
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Vegetation height model NFI

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

Information on the vegetation height is determined using remote sensing methods with active and passive sensors. LiDAR is an active sensor. An optical sensor, for example an aerial...

Last updated: October 31, 2023
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- wood
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- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Helianthus tuberosus

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The set of invasive alien plants shows the maps of the potential areas of 56 alien plants species present in Switzerland as well as some invasive species present in neighboring...

Last updated: April 2, 2015
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- environment
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Precipitation sum April-August, period 2070-2099, Scenario RCP 2.6

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map shows the precipitation sum (in mm) for the months April to August calculated for the period 2070-2099. The precipitation anomalies of the climate scenario were added to...

Last updated: April 1, 2022
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- forestry
- storm-damage
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Phytolacca esculenta

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

The set of invasive alien plants shows the maps of the potential areas of 56 alien plants species present in Switzerland as well as some invasive species present in neighboring...

Last updated: April 2, 2015
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Invasive alien plants - map of the potential area Crassula helmsii

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The set of invasive alien plants shows the maps of the potential areas of 56 alien plants species present in Switzerland as well as some invasive species present in neighboring...

Last updated: April 2, 2015
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- environment
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Grayling population of national importance: core areas

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The data on grayling populations of national importance includes three subproducts; the core zones layer includes the areas of particular importance for grayling populations, based...

Last updated: August 29, 2011
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Mean runoff in the future - results from the Hydro-CH2018 project

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The map shows the percentage changes in summer runoff towards the end of the century (2070-2099) compared to the reference period (1981 - 2010) as calculated in the hydrological...

Last updated: February 17, 2021
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