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Publications on the state of the environment

FOEN’s «Environmental State» series informs about the state and development, trends and outlook.

15 July 2025

Hydrological Yearbook of Switzerland 2024 (Summary)

Discharge, water level and water quality of Swiss water bodies

PDF92.70 kB

18 March 2025

Forest Report 2025

Development, Condition and Use of Swiss Forests

PDF16.94 MB

16 December 2022

Environment Switzerland 2022

Report of the Federal Council

PDF13.73 MB

16 November 2020

Climate change in Switzerland (Management Summary)

Indicators of driving forces, impact and response

PDF748.11 kB

3 December 2018

Environment Switzerland 2018

Report of the Federal Council

PDF22.24 MB

6 September 2018

Environmental Footprints of Switzerland

Flyer

PDF2.10 MB

6 September 2018

Environmental Footprints of Switzerland

Extended summary

PDF941.21 kB

13 August 2018

Deposition of atmospheric pollutants in Switzerland 1990–2015 (Summary)

Chemical analysis of mosses 1990–2015

PDF1.22 MB

21 February 2018

Use, disposal and environmental releases of mercury

An overview of the situation in Switzerland

PDF3.04 MB

23 June 2017

Substance flows in Swiss e-waste (Summary)

Metals, non-metals, flame retardants and polychlorinated biphenyls in electrical and electronic devices

PDF421.71 kB

29 January 2015

Environment Switzerland 2015

Report of the Federal Council

PDF15.82 MB

8 July 2013

Environment Switzerland 2013

Environmental report of the Federal Office for the Environment FOEN

PDF4.36 MB

7 July 2011

Environment Switzerland 2011

The Environmental report of the FOEN an the FSO provides an overview of the current state of the environment in our country.

PDF7.34 MB

17 June 2009

Environment Switzerland 2009

The report “Environment Switzerland 2009” provides an overview of the present state of the environment in our country.

PDF2.17 MB

1 June 2007

Environment Switzerland 2007

This report includes the state of the environment and its development, trends and outlook, a comparison with some European countries and, for the first time, an assessment of environmental policy. Publication every two years.

PDF6.69 MB

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