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
Section responsibilities
Michael Husistein
Position: head of section, deputy head of division
Responsibilities: forest strategy and policy, interlinking with other policies
Tél.: +41 58 462 21 70
E-Mail: michael.husistein@bafu.admin.ch
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.: +41 58 464 87 55
E-mail: olivier.schneider@bafu.admin.ch
Marc Barben
Tasks: management of deforestation projects, evaluation of cases with an environmental impact, supervision of forest conservation, deforestation statistics
Tel.: +41 58 469 79 81
E-mail: marc.barben@bafu.admin.ch
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.: +41 58 464 69 26
E-mail: roberto.bolge@bafu.admin.ch
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.: +41 58 467 30 98
E-mail: jacqueline.buetikofer@bafu.admin.ch
Cristiana Maineri
Tasks: management of deforestation projects, evaluation of cases with an environmental impact, supervision of forest conservation, deforestation statistics
Tel.: +41 58 466 09 39
E-mail: cristiana.maineri@bafu.admin.ch
Virginie Moret
Tasks: management of deforestation projects, evaluation of cases with an environmental impact, supervision of forest conservation, deforestation statistics
Tel: +41 58 469 18 32
E-mail: virginie.moret@bafu.admin.ch
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: +41 58 485 69 38
E-mail: alexandra.strauss@bafu.admin.ch
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.: +41 58 464 78 31
E-mail: erica.zimmermann@bafu.admin.ch
Last modification 15.01.2021
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Forest Division
Postal address:
CH-3003 Bern
Location of our offices:
Monbijoustrasse 40, 3003 Bern
Tel.: +41 58 469 69 11