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.

27 datasets found

  • Swiss National Park

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Switzerland’s National Park was created in 1909 through private initiatives. When the Confederation took over, it was officially created on 1 August 1914. The park was expanded...

    Last updated: January 17, 2001

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • environment
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Economic regions NFI

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

    Switzerland is divided into fourteen areas according to the geometry of the data set. They represent different forest growth and economic conditions and represent a refinement of...

    Last updated:

    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • WMS
    • API
    • RDF XML
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • wood
    • forest-resource
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • HTML
    • API
    • protected-sites
    • official-geodata
    • e-geoch
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • environment
  • Federal Inventory of Floodplains of National Importance - Appendix 2

    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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • e-geoch
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • official-geodata
    • environment
    • protected-sites
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Protection forest regions NFI

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

    According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into six areas. They represent different forest growth and protective forest conditions.

    Last updated:

    • SERVICE
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • WMS
    • API
    • RDF XML
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • wood
    • forest-resource
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Nighttime road traffic noise exposure

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the nighttime road traffic noise to which the population is exposed. The data is based on area-wide model calculations (sonBASE). Switzerland's entire road network,...

    Last updated: December 31, 2015

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • HTML
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • noise-abatement
    • noise-effect
    • noise-level
    • noise-immission
    • traffic-noise
    • noise-pollutant
    • human-health-and-safety
    • 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

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