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

  • Forest fire danger

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

    The FOEN's forest fire danger warning contains the general daily forest fire danger based on meteorological data and the resulting forest fire indices.

    Last updated: December 5, 2025

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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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    • WMTS
    • API
    • HTML
    • water-geographic
    • lake
    • atmospheric-precipitation
    • flowing-water
    • hydrology
    • agriculture
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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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    • API
    • HTML
    • lake
    • atmospheric-precipitation
    • agriculture
    • flowing-water
    • hydrology
    • water-geographic
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Geodatenmodell und Dokumentation "Auengebiete_V1_2"

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Minimales Geodatenmodell und Dokumentation zum Geobasisdatensatz „Bundesinventar der Auengebiete von nationaler Bedeutung“, Identifikator 19.1. Der Katalog wird auch verlinkt....

    Last updated: July 11, 2022

    • INTERLIS
    • XML
    • PDF
    • federal-inventory
    • model-documentation
    • biodiversity
    • minimum-geodata-model-mgdm
    • geodata-model
  • Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies 2 km²

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The data set ‹sub-basins 2 km²› is the central element of the geodata set. It is made up of a comprehensive mosaic of over 22,000 topographically defined sub-basin areas that can...

    Last updated: July 1, 2010

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • hydrography
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies: Area outlets

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The "Area outlets" data set is part of the "Topographical catchment areas of Swiss waterbodies" geodata set. It consists of point objects that represent the area outlets for a...

    Last updated: July 1, 2010

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • hydrography
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • National Long-Term Surveillance of Swiss Rivers

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The National River Monitoring and Survey Programme (NADUF) tracks the concentrations of substances occurring in selected Swiss watercourses. NADUF, launched in 1972, is a project...

    Last updated: December 7, 2022

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • official-geodata
    • gewiss
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • water-geographic
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • hydrography
    • official-geodata
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • GDB
    • water-geographic
    • water
    • gewiss
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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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    • noise-pollution-noise-environmental-monitoring-sonbase-database-road-traffic-noise-rail-traffic-nois
    • road-traffic-noise
    • rail-traffic-noise
    • air-traffic-noise
  • 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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    • forest
    • forestry
    • national-forest-inventory
  • 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
    • forestry
    • 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

    • SPARQL
    • HTML
    • 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

    • SPARQL
    • HTML
    • 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

    • SPARQL
    • HTML
    • 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

    • HTML
    • SPARQL
    • forest
    • forestry
    • national-forest-inventory