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The Federal Office for the Environment (german: Bundesamt für Umwelt; french: Office fédéral de l'environnement; it, Ufficio federale dell'ambiente) is the Swiss environmental agency, a division of the
Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications The Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications (DETEC, german: Eidgenössisches Departement für Umwelt, Verkehr, Energie und Kommunikation, french: Département fédéral de l'environnement, des transports, de l'én ...
. It is responsible for matters of the environment, including the protection of plants and animals and the protection against noise, air pollution or natural hazards.


History

The Federal Office for Environmental Protection was founded in 1971. In 1989, it was merged with the Federal Office for Forests and Landscape Protection to form the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape. In 2006, it was fused with the Federal Office for Water and Geology and renamed Federal Office for the Environment. (Page visited on 27 September 2016).


Directors

* Katrin Schneeberger (from September 2020) * Christine Hofmann (Director a.i. from February to August 2020) * Marc Chardonnens (2016–2020) *
Bruno Oberle Bruno Oberle is a Swiss biologist and environmental scientist. On 13 July 2020 he was appointed Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. Biography Oberle was born in St. Gallen, Switzerland on 12 October 1955, ...
(2005–2015) * Philippe Roch (1992–2005) * Bruno Böhlen (1985–1992) * Rodolfo Pedroli (1975–1985) * Friedrich Baldinger (1971–1975)


See also

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Environmental movement in Switzerland The environmental movement in Switzerland is represented by a wide range of associations (non-governmental organisations). The article also present green politics and environmental policies of Switzerland. Organisations Organisations exi ...
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Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology {{refimprove, date=October 2016 Under article 23 of the Gene Technology Act, the Swiss Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology (ECNH) is an extra-parliamentary advisory committee, appointed to advise the Federal Council and the federal ...
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Nature parks in Switzerland Switzerland has eighteen official natural parks (and three candidate parks) classified in three categories (national parks, regional nature parks and nature experience parks).Waste management in Switzerland The waste management in Switzerland is based on the polluter pays principle. Bin bags are taxed with pay-per-bag fees in three quarters of the communes. The recycling rate doubled in 20 years due to this strategy. The recycling rate for munici ...
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Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland The Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland (BDM) is a Swiss Confederation programme for the long-term monitoring of species diversity in Switzerland. Introduction The Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland surveys the long-term development of species ...


References


External links


Official website
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Environment Environment most often refers to: __NOTOC__ * Natural environment, all living and non-living things occurring naturally * Biophysical environment, the physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions that affect an organism or ...
Environment of Switzerland Environmental policies organizations Environmental protection agencies Environmental agencies Environmental organisations based in Switzerland Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications