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Swiss Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (SwissPRTR)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

SwissPRTR is the publicly accessible Swiss Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. It provides information about releases of pollutants and transfers of wastes from facilities and...

Last updated: July 9, 2025
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- e-geoch
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- waste-disposal
- waste-recycling
- source-of-pollution
- emission-source
- special-waste
- pollutant
- chemical
- production-and-industrial-facilities
- human-health-and-safety
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Base areas (catchment areas) HADES

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The base areas form the lowest layer of the system of catchment areas that describe Switzerland’s hydrographical structure (Hydrological Atlas of Switzerland, HADES). As many...

Last updated: January 1, 2004
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- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- GDB
- water-geographic
- atlas
- hydrology
- gewiss
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- water
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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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- fauna
- wild-animal
- biotope-network
- habitats-and-biotopes
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- environment
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- e-geoch
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- biotope
- space-provided-for-waters
Distribution of ibex colonies

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

After being resettled in 1906, Alpine (Capra) ibex live in colonies of varying sizes throughout the Alpine region and in the Jura mountains. Because the growth of stocks in...

Last updated: March 31, 2020
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- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- e-geoch
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- official-geodata
- wild-animal
- game-animals
- environment
- habitat
- protection-of-species
- species-distribution
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- e-geoch
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- migratory-bird
- environment
- waterfowl
- habitats-and-biotopes
- protected-sites
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Ramsar sites in Switzerland

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

To protect wetlands, particularly as habitats for waterbirds and waders, a convention of international importance was signed in 1971 in the Iranian city of Ramsar. Switzerland...

Last updated: February 2, 2005
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- API
- SERVICE
- e-geoch-geoportal
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- official-geodata
- environment
- protected-sites
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- gewiss
Biogeographical regions of Switzerland (CH)

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The basis for establishing the biogeographical regions (in 6 or 12 classes) were the homogeneous surfaces of the river basins, where relevant and adequately extensive species...

Last updated: September 1, 2020
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- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- nature-conservation
- fauna
- flora-biology
- bio-geographical-regions
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Residual flow map of Switzerland: catchment

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Federal Act of 24 January 1991 on the Protection of Water against Pollution (LPEP) and its provisions on residual flows came into force on November 1, 1992 in Kraft getreten....

Last updated: January 1, 2004
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- environment
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- official-geodata
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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- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Amphibian migration conflicting with traffic

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Since the mid-1950s, the number of amphibians being killed on roads has increased dramatically. Every year, hundreds of thousands of amphibians cross roads in Switzerland during...

Last updated: September 2, 2024
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- GDB
- SHP
- HTML
- ZIP
- API
- transport
- environment
- amphibian
- crossing-place-for-animals
- transport-networks
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Mire Landscapes of Particular Beauty and National Significance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Mire landscapes are essentially semi-natural landscapes shaped by mires that are also home to other noteworthy natural and cultural elements. They are the last remaining habitats...

Last updated: November 1, 2017
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- API
- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- e-geoch
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Swiss residual flow maps Return flows

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

The Federal Act of 24 January 1991 on the Protection of Water against Pollution (LPEP) and its provisions on residual flows came into force on November 1, 1992 in Kraft getreten....

Last updated: January 1, 2004
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- environment
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- official-geodata
HQStat flood statistics

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Data on flood events is managed and statistically evaluated by the FOEN; the findings are made available in the form of result sheets. A systematic statistical evaluation of flood...

Last updated: January 1, 2014
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- gewiss
- water-geographic
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- ZIP
- API
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
Percentage of stocking along rivers

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Vegetation performs important functions. It provides shade for rivers, thus reducing peak water temperatures. In the context of global warming, this is increasingly important....

Last updated: October 7, 2022
- SERVICE
- WMS
- WMTS
- API
- HTML
- environment
- environmental-monitoring-facilities
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- WMTS
- WMS
- HTML
- API
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- earthquake
- natural-risk-zones
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance

Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Regions and cities, Environment

Floodplains, namely natural habitats in the flood zones of watercourses, are in decline. The scientific inventory of floodplains was commissioned by the FDHA in May 1981 and...

Last updated: November 1, 2017
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- WMTS
- HTML
- API
- e-geoch
- official-geodata
- biodiversity
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
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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- official-geodata
- conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
- e-geoch
- environment
- protected-sites
- habitats-and-biotopes
- fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure

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