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.

64 datasets found

  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles - Other protected areas

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Aerodrome Landing Ordinance (OALO; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: July 1, 2023

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • protected-sites
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Amphibians appendix 3

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    There are currently 19 different amphibian species that live in Switzerland, and nearly all of them are included in the Red List of Threatened Species. The areas that contain...

    Last updated: December 1, 2025

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    • WMTS
    • WMS
    • HTML
    • API
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Hunting Ban Reserves

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: July 1, 2023

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • protected-sites
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Protected areas in the civilian air navigation obstacles publication - Floodplains

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Transport

    Under Art. 19 of the Off-Airport Landing Ordinance (AuLaV; SR 748.132.3), protected areas comprise national parks, raised and transition bogs, water and migratory bird reserves,...

    Last updated: November 1, 2017

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • protected-sites
    • air-navigation-obstacle
    • air-navigation
    • 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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    • API
    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • earthquake
    • natural-risk-zones
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • 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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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • protected-area
    • biosphere
    • biosphere-reserve
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Mapping of Floodplains of National Importance

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

    In order to give cantons the option of taking the protection of floodplains of probable national importance into their own hands as quickly as possible, the Swiss Agency for the...

    Last updated: September 17, 2025

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    • conservation-and-archiving-planning-aap---confederation
    • e-geoch
    • environment
    • habitats-and-biotopes
    • protected-sites
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Assessment of the Biological Water Status: Macrozoobenthos

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    . Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring...

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

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    • HTML
    • API
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • watercourse
  • Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Nitrite

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring stations....

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

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    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • watercourse
  • 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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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
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    • environment
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • human-health-and-safety
    • 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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    • animal-disease
    • protection-of-species
    • fauna
    • fish
    • fishery
    • water
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Gusts at return period 30 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • storm
    • wind
    • air-movement
    • natural-risk
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Assessment of the Chemical Water Status: Phosphate

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Within the National Surface Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NAWA), water quality is recorded jointly by the federal and cantonal authorities at around 100 monitoring stations....

    Last updated: March 26, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • HTML
    • API
    • environment
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
    • watercourse
  • Windstorm: Gusts at return period 50 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • wind
    • storm
    • air-movement
    • natural-risk
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Gusts at return period 100 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk
    • air-movement
    • storm
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • wind
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 50 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • air-movement
    • storm
    • wind
    • natural-risk
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Wildlife Passages

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    In einer ersten Phase hat das BAFU anhand der verfügbaren Daten die Wildtierpassagen auf dem Nationalstrassen- und Schienennetz erfasst. Berücksichtigt wurden Kunstbauten, die...

    Last updated: August 23, 2023

    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • SERVICE
    • HTML
    • environment
    • wild-animal
    • fauna
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • biotope-network
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Mean runoff in the future - results from the Hydro-CH2018 project

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The map shows the percentage changes in summer runoff towards the end of the century (2070-2099) compared to the reference period (1981 - 2010) as calculated in the hydrological...

    Last updated: February 17, 2021

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • API
    • SERVICE
    • environment
    • environmental-monitoring-facilities
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 30 years

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    The Windstorm Risk Maps show peak wind gusts and their dynamic pressure and the corresponding uncertainties. The maps provide a country-wide basis for the estimation of the...

    Last updated: November 7, 2014

    • SERVICE
    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
    • API
    • natural-risk-analysis
    • natural-risk
    • air-movement
    • wind
    • storm
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure
  • Gauging stations for hydrological study areas

    Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
    Regions and cities, Environment

    Since 1957 the hydrology division of the FOEN has operated a network of hydrological study areas aimed at observing long-term changes in the water regime within Switzerland’s most...

    Last updated: July 27, 2016

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    • WMS
    • WMTS
    • HTML
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    • gewiss
    • water-geographic
    • fsdi-federal-spatial-data-infrastructure