Federal Office for the Environment

Short description: Swiss environmental agency

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One of the buildings of the Federal Office for the Environment (Worblentalstrasse 68, Ittigen, 2014)
Agency overview
Formed| 1971; 55 years ago (1971) (renamed in 2006)[1]
Jurisdiction| Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters| Bern
Minister responsible|

* Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councillor

Parent agency| Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Website| www.bafu.admin.ch
Building at Monbijoustrasse 40, Bern (since 2022) Former building at Papiermühlestrasse 172, Ittigen (until 2022)

The Federal Office for the Environment[lower-alpha 1] is the Swiss environmental agency, a division of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. It is responsible for matters of the environment, including the protection of plants and animals and the protection against noise, air pollution or natural hazards.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Directors
* 3 Full-time positions since 2006
* 4 See also
* 5 Notes
* 6 References
* 7 External links

## History

The Federal Office for Environmental Protection was founded in 1971. In 1989, it was merged with the Federal Office for Forests and Landscape Protection to form the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape. In 2006, it was fused with the Federal Office for Water and Geology and renamed Federal Office for the Environment.[2][1]

## Directors

* Katrin Schneeberger (from September 2020)
* Christine Hofmann (Director a.i. from February to August 2020)
* Marc Chardonnens (2016–2020)[3]
* Bruno Oberle (2005–2015)[4]
* Philippe Roch (1992–2005)[5]
* Bruno Böhlen (1985–1992)[6]
* Rodolfo Pedroli (1975–1985)[7]
* Friedrich Baldinger (1971–1975)[8]

## Full-time positions since 2006

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Raw data

Source: "Federal Finance Administration FFA: Data portal" (in en). https://www.data.finance.admin.ch/superset/dashboard/bundeshaushalt/.

## See also

* Environmental movement in Switzerland
* Federal Ethics Committee on Non-Human Biotechnology
* Nature parks in Switzerland
* Waste management in Switzerland
* Biodiversity Monitoring Switzerland

## Notes

1. ↑ German: Bundesamt für Umwelt; French: Office fédéral de l'environnement; Italian: Ufficio federale dell'ambiente

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Environment in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. (Page visited on 27 September 2016).
2. ↑ "The FOEN in brief: History". https://www.bafu.admin.ch/bafu/en/home/office/the-foen-in-brief.html#797726099. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
3. ↑ Marc Chardonnens wird neuer Direktor des Bundesamts für Umwelt
4. ↑ Wechsel von BAFU-Direktor Bruno Oberle an die ETH Lausanne
5. ↑ Gespräch mit dem scheidenden Buwal-Direktor Roch – Umweltschutz im «Ameisenhaufen»
6. ↑ Therese Steffen Gerber: Böhlen, Bruno in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
7. ↑ Sarah Brian Scherer: Pedroli, Rodolfo in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.
8. ↑ Thomas Fuchs: Baldinger, Friedrich in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

## External links

* Official website
* Environment in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland.

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