Science and Environment

Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology - EAWAG - National research center for water pollution control. Interdisciplinary research, services and activities of the institute.
http://www.eawag.ch/

Switzerland: Environmental Parameters - Report. Introduction to the regional environment: geology, climate, hydrology, natural resources, landscape, population and political structure.
http://www.buwal.ch/e/themen/grundl/raum/

Swiss Federal Institute WSL - Research institute focused on use, management and protection of terrestrial habitats and the management of natural hazards. The three departements are landscape, forest and natural hazards.
http://www.wsl.ch/

Swiss Clearing-House Mechanism Biodiversity - National information platform for the application of the Convention on Biological Diversity of Rio 1992. After an overview of the situation in Switzerland, the national action plan is presented, along with current events and activities. Includes national monitoring reports.
http://www.buwal.ch/nachh/chm/e/

Deep Heat Mining - Project to obtain power and heat generation from deep enhanced geothermal systems. About hot dry rock technology and the project, including photos, maps, and diagrams.
http://www.dhm.ch/

Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape - Federal government agency responsible in the field. Features current projects, reports, and coordination activity.
http://www.buwal.ch/

Redpuma Event Map: Earthquakes in Switzerland - Seismographic map with events in the last 4 weeks by the Swiss Seismographic Institute.
http://www.seismo.ethz.ch/redpuma/maps/chmap.html

Institut for Solar Technology SPF - A research and testing institute for thermal solar energy. Main specialties: collectors, systems, materials and software to calculate and optimize collector system properties. [German, English, French, Spanish, Italian]
http://www.spf.ch/

Federal Office for Water and Geology - Federal government agency active in the fields of water power, flood protection, hydrology, and geology. Overview of available hydro- and geological data.
http://www.bwg.admin.ch/e/