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.

6 datasets found

  • Biosphere reserves

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Biosphere reserves are not only used to protect and preserve ecosystems, but also for environmental research, environmentally-friendly land use and environmental education. They...

    Last updated: January 1, 2017

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    • protected-area
    • biosphere-reserve
    • biosphere
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Water status monitoring stations CH

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The data set represents the monitoring stations where the water status is recorded. The cantons are responsible for water protection enforcement, as they are for other...

    Last updated: March 1, 2013

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    • environment
    • human-health-and-safety
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Wildlife network system

    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 19, 2013

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    • fauna
    • wild-animal
    • biotope-network
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Water temperature monitoring stations

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The data set represents the locations of the stations in the water temperature monitoring network of the Hydrology Department of the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). It...

    Last updated: October 1, 2017

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    • environment
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • human-health-and-safety
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • PKD (proliferative kidney disease)

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

    The list provides information about this disease and names the bodies of water where PKD (proliferative kidney disease) had been detected in fish. The diagnosis is based on the...

    Last updated: January 20, 2014

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    • fish-disease
    • fauna
    • protection-of-species
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Crayfish plague – Findings in Switzerland

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

    Proof of the crayfish plague in Switzerland: Geo-referenced locations of populations with test results. The most cataclysmic disease for the European species is the crayfish plague...

    Last updated: January 12, 2011

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    • fauna
    • protection-of-species
    • animal-disease
    • fishery
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure