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Enviro.aero for everything you need to know about aviation and the environment - This website demonstrates that the entire air transport industry is serious about the environment and is taking practical measures to limit emissions. It is the information resource providing facts and examples of good practice and how the air transport industry is meeting its environmental responsibilities.
Sustainable Energy Finance Directory - The Sustainable Energy Finance Directory is a free-of-charge online database of lenders and investors who actively provide finance to the sustainable energy (renewable energy and energy efficiency) sector worldwide.
Aviation & Environment Summit - This event brings the entire air transport industry together, to consider major environmental challenges and to communicate joint industry messages/data aimed at sustainaing air transport's development and securing its future growth.
NPOC - Swiss National Point of Contact for Satellite Images
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.
CSCF - Swiss Center of Cartography of the Fauna - Purpose of the center in Neuchâtel, presentation of available services and publications, e.g. "Fauna Helvetica". Includes lists of local species, redlist, and typography of habitats, maps. Detail charts mainly in German, French and Latin.
Swiss Federal Institute for Environmental Science and Technology - EAWAG - National research center for water pollution control. Interdisciplinary research, services and activities of the institute.
Redpuma Event Map: Earthquakes in Switzerland - Seismographic map with events in the last 4 weeks by the Swiss Seismographic Institute.
Geneva Environment Network - Brings together UN organizations, government agencies, NGOs and industry resident in Geneva, Switzerland.
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.
Integrated Assessment and Decision Support - Congress focused on Integrated Assessment and Modelling (IMA) methodologies for the sustainable management of the natural environment. 24-27 June 2002, Lugano, Switzerland
Mountain Forest Project - Organizes volunteer workcamps in Switzerland, Germany and Austria that contribute to the conservation of the mountain forest ecosystem.
Swiss Wildlife Information Service - Organisation providing information on the fauna. Includes list of local species.
Swiss National Park - Comprehensive details of Switzerland's National Park.
Glion Group of Switzerland - Hotel and tourism School in Switzerland with four separate colleges and personalized environment and training.
Adair Geneva Project - The APPH Module (Air Pollution and Public Health) integrates three different models in the Aidair Geneva system. The system was developed in Switzerland to draw maps of air pollution emissions from point sources (power plants, industries) and/or area sources (automotive traffic). The three dispersion models used are: a Gaussian model; a Lagrangian model; and a statistic model.
Switzerland: Environmental Parameters - Report. Introduction to the regional environment: geology, climate, hydrology, natural resources, landscape, population and political structure.
ENCO GmbH Energy-Consulting - Sustainable energy supply consultant company based in Switzerland. Site in German, French, and English.
CLEAR - Climate and Environment in Alpine Regions - Information platform and description of the trans-disciplinary project on climate change in an Alpine region. Includes 15 sub-projects.
The Alpine Landscape of Grindelwald - Presentation of a pilot research project of the Centre for Development and Environment of University of Berne to foster understanding for the beauty of the landscape, diversity of habitats and rarity of vegetation and fauna.
VHF Technologies Switzerland - Custom Made flexible solar cells for textile, cards, IT. Swiss Manufacturer of amorphous silicon solar cells on flexible substrate.
Opage - Offers an overview of the region's agricultural production, and links.
Swiss Ornithological Institute - Research institute covering topics from bird migration and ecology to population monitoring and applied studies for landscape management and conservation. In English only overview of research projects.
Primalp - An interdisciplinary ETHZ research project on sustainable agriculture and forestry in the Alpine region. Read project presentation, abstracts, and biography.
Swiss Alpine Studies - Inter-academies commission on Swiss alpine research. Current events, extensive database of alpine research projects, institutions and contacts. Site with crosslingual userinterface.
PLANAT - Swiss National Platform Natural Hazards - Independent federal advisory commission aiming to improve preventation of natural hazards. Objectives, past events, actions undertaken, and projects. Reports on floods and avalanches.
Glaciological Commission of the Swiss Academy of Sciences - Publications of the Swiss Glacier and Permafrost Monitoring Network. Few articles online.
Natural Radioactivity in Switzerland - Construction of radioelement and dose-rate baseline maps by combining ground and airborne radiometric data. [PDF]
Green Cross Switzerland - Assist people in Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Vietnam in overcoming the consequences of the Cold War with health, education and mediation. Site has information about projects and publications. [German/French/English]
ImmProg2000 Dispersion Models - A set of dispersion models developed by AirInfo Gmbh, Switzerland to meet the recommendations of the Swiss and German meteorological services. All of the models are Gaussian and they include: a point-source model; a line-source model for vehicles on roads in open terrain and in city street canyons; and an odor dispersion model.
GBM Radiation Protection Switzerland: Healthy home - The (ARPS) Active Radiation Protection System prevents electromagnetic radiation from exerting too much strain on people,animals and the environment.
Reinhart SA - Provides worldwide hydro-mechanical pipe cleaning services and custom cleaning tool fabrication. Can handle difficult pipeline cleaning or restoration projects. Based in Switzerland.
Swiss Amphibian and Reptile Conservation Programme (KARCH) - Official task force to promote, implement and coordinate efforts to conserve the native amphibian and reptile fauna. Maintains database of fauna survey. Site includes short checklist of amphians only.
CENAT - Natural Hazards Competence Centre - Research coordination body. Aims to effect interdisciplinary research on the causes of natural hazards, the processes involved, their effects on people and objects, and on appropriate means of protection.
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