Scientific contacts

The NFI is implemented by the Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (WSL) in collaboration with the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN). WSL is responsible for research and development, planning, data collection, analysis and scientific interpretation, while FOEN is responsible for political interpretation.

NFI programme management

Martin Hägeli (head) and Dr. Christoph Fischer (deputy head), WSL
Marjo Kunnala (head) and Thomas Bettler (deputy head), FOEN

Contact person WSL: Dr. Christoph Fischer

Scientific contacts

• Data provision, special assessments: Fabrizio Cioldi
• Regional inventories: Dr. Berthold Traub
• Modelling (wood resources), greenhouse gas inventory: Dr. Esther Thürig
• Remote sensing, aerial photo interpretation: Christian Ginzler
• Geographic Information Systems (GIS), databases: Martin Hägeli