Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Datasets from Federal Office for the Environment FOEN (353)
Swiss residual flow maps Supply
The Federal Act of 24 January 1991 on the Protection of Water against Pollution (LPEP) and its provisions on residual flows came into force on November 1, 1992 in Kraft getreten. Under Ar...
Red List
Red lists are scientific expert reports that assess the degree of threat to native species. In Switzerland, these lists are drawn up by specialists commissioned by the FOEN. They exist fo...
Soot-concentration along the A2 and A13
The survey on air quality along transit routes through Switzerland assesses traffic-related air pollutants that are relevant to health. These pollutants typically arise from combustion an...
Swiss Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (SwissPRTR)
SwissPRTR is the publicly accessible Swiss Pollutant Release and Transfer Register. It provides information about releases of pollutants and transfers of wastes from facilities and diffus...
Estimation of direct CO₂ emissions based on heat demand according to SIA standard 380/1 (2016)
The Swiss building stock is responsible for around a quarter of CO2 emissions. Reductions in this area are key to achieving the climate targets. The map "CO2 Emissions Buildings (SIA 380...
Protection forest regions NFI
According to the geometry of the data set, Switzerland is divided into six areas. They represent different forest growth and protective forest conditions.
Swiss National Park, National park boundary corrected
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 several ti...
Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Perimeter)
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 projects regi...
Swiss National Park and parks of national importance (Zones)
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 projects regi...
Switzerland-wide maps showing light-induced regeneration potential (as of NFI VHM 2024)
The map shows where light conditions are sufficient for sufficient height growth of regeneration (
Emerald sites
The Emerald Network is a Europeanwide network that seeks to protect endangered animal and plant species and natural habitats listed in the Bern Convention. To obtain Emerald status, speci...
Nitrogen Deposition
The time series shows the modelled total deposition of nitrogen for the years 1990, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015 and 2020 in a resolution of 500m as a sum of wet, dry and gaseous deposition. Na...
NO2-concentration along the A2 and A13
The survey on air quality along transit routes through Switzerland assesses traffic-related air pollutants that are relevant to health. These pollutants typically arise from combustion an...
Windstorm
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 100 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 30 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 300 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Gusts at return period 50 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 100 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 30 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 300 years
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 regional winds...
Windstorm: Dynamic Pressure at return period 50 years
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 regional winds...
Lothar 1999 storm damage inventory
The aim of the federal government’s “Lothar” storm damage inventory was to produce a complete and uniform database of total and partial damage to forests throughout Switzerland. The follo...
Plate 8.7 Vulnerability of Groundwater Ressources
The term «vulnerability» refers to the sensitivity of a system in relation to a harmful external influence. In the case of groundwater, vulnerability is defined as the exposure to polluti...