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.

24 datasets found

  • Floodplains outside of the federal inventary

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Of all the floodplains mapped throughout Switzerland, the objects which have not been included in the federal inventory have been compiled in this dataset. A distinction has been...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • e-geoch
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • air-hygiene
  • 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 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

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • e-geoch
    • official-geodata
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • migratory-bird
    • environment
    • waterfowl
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Federal Inventory of Dry Grasslands of National Importance

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Dry grasslands are habitats with a wide variety of species that are marked by agricultural use. In accordance with the Federal Act on Protecting Nature and Cultural Heritage, the...

    Last updated: November 24, 2023

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • ZIP
    • API
    • inventory
    • biotope
    • arid-land
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure