The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research is concerned with the use, development and protection of natural and urban spaces. The focus of our research is on solving problems to do with the responsible use of landscapes and forests and a prudent approach to natural hazards, especially those common in mountainous countries. WSL occupies a leading position internationally in these research areas. We also provide groundwork for sustainable environmental policies in Switzerland.

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5 datasets found

  • Forest Reserves Monitoring in Switzerland

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    Education, culture and sport

    Long term monitoring of natural forests provides insights into ecological processes shaping forests without human intervention. To study natural forest dynamics, the former chair...

    Last updated: March 25, 2020

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    • natural-forest-dynamics
    • permanent-plot
    • switzerland
    • forest-reserves
    • long-term-monitoring
  • Energy Cooperatives in Switzerland: Survey Results // Energiegenossenschaften in der Schweiz: Befragungsergebnisse

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    Education, culture and sport

    Topic of Survey The data at hand on energy cooperatives in Switzerland were collected in 2016 as part of the project "Collective financing of renewable energy projects in...

    Last updated: March 1, 2023

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    • community-energy
    • energy-cooperatives
    • cooperatives
    • renewable-energy
    • switzerland
  • Implementing the energy transition at municipal level in Switzerland: A regional survey

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    Education, culture and sport

    The dataset contains data from a survey, which was conducted in a periurban region close to Berne, Switzerland. The survey was conducted in Fall 2018 and contained opinion...

    Last updated: January 18, 2023

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    • survey
    • municipality
    • participation
    • energy-transition
    • switzerland
  • Arthropod biomass, abundance and species richness trends over 32 years in the agricultural Limpach valley, Switzerland

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    Education, culture and sport

    Recent publications about declines in arthropod biomass, abundance and species diversity raise concerns and call for measures. Agricultural intensification is likely one cause for...

    Last updated: December 12, 2022

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    • time-series
    • insect-decline
    • long-term
    • switzerland
    • biodiversity
  • The Experimental Forest Management network

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    Education, culture and sport

    The EFM network is one of the longest running scientific projects in Switzerland and has been collecting growth and yield data since the late 1880’s. As of 2021, 28 plots had been...

    Last updated: September 21, 2021

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    • tree-height
    • forest-inventory
    • long-term-monitoring
    • crown-diameter
    • growth-and-yield
    • switzerland
    • silviculture
    • permanent-plot