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.

49 datasets found

  • 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: November 1, 2017

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  • 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: June 1, 2017

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    • protected-sites
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  • 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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  • FOEN basic monitoring network for surfaces water

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The data show the locations of the stations in the basic monitoring network of the Hydrology Division of the FOEN. It includes all stations currently listed on the FOEN’s home...

    Last updated: December 31, 2019

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  • 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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  • Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Perimeter)

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The dataset contains the protected area of the ‘Swiss National Park’, which is protected in accordance with the National Park Act of 19 December 1980 (SR454) as well as park...

    Last updated: January 1, 2024

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  • 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

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  • Ramsar sites in Switzerland

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    To protect wetlands, particularly because they are habitats for waterbirds and migratory birds, an international convention was signed in 1971 in Ramsar, Iran. Switzerland ratified...

    Last updated: February 2, 2005

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    • environment
  • 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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