Forest Conservation & Forest Policy Section

Section responsibilities

• forest strategy and policy
• interlinking with other policies
• Policy implementation with the cantons (incl. programme agreements)
• Implementation of forest area conservation (incl. deforestation)
• forest and spatial planning

Map of Forest Districts (PDF, 856 kB, 03.08.2020)(in German)

Topic:

Topic Forest and timber

Personnel

Michael Husistein
Position: head of section, deputy head of division
Responsibilities: forest strategy and policy, interlinking with other policies
Tél.: [phone]
E-Mail: [e-mail]

Olivier Schneider
Position: deputy head of section, head of Forest Region 2
Tasks: contact person for directors of cantonal forestry services and advisor to the cantons, forestry management programme, deforestation and structure plans, special area of interest: forest law
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Marc Barben
Tasks: management of deforestation projects, evaluation of cases with an environmental impact, supervision of forest conservation, deforestation statistics
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Roberto Bolgè
Position: head of Forest Region 1
Tasks: contact person for directors of cantonal forestry services and advisor to the cantons, forestry management programme, deforestation and structure plans, special areas of interest: forest and spatial planning
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Jacqueline Bütikofer
Position: head of Forest Region 4
Tasks: contact person for directors of cantonal forestry services and advisor to the cantons, forestry management programme, deforestation and structure plans, special area of interest: coordination of forestry management programme
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Cristiana Maineri
Tasks: management of deforestation projects, evaluation of cases with an environmental impact, supervision of forest conservation, deforestation statistics
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Virginie Moret
Tasks: management of deforestation projects, evaluation of cases with an environmental impact, supervision of forest conservation, deforestation statistics
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Alexandra Strauss
Tasks: management of parliamentary and Federal Council business relating to forests and timber, preparation of material for formulating and implementing forest policy, coordination of forest reporting
Tel: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Erica Zimmermann
Position: head of Forest Region 3
Tasks: contact person for directors of cantonal forestry services and advisor to the cantons, forestry management programme, deforestation and structure plans
Tel.: [phone]
E-mail: [e-mail]

Last modification 15.01.2021