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Swiss Federal Office for the Environment | FOEN
The mission of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) is to ensure the sustainable use of natural resources including soil, water, air, quietness and forests. It is responsible for the protection against natural hazards, safeguarding the environment and human health against excessive impacts, and conserving biodiversity and landscape quality. It is also responsible for international environmental policy.
In accordance with policy requirements, the FOEN pursues the following goals: Long-term conservation and sustainable use of natural resources (soil, water, forest, air, climate, biological and landscape diversity) and the rectification of existing impairments;
The protection of human life against excessive environmental impacts, in particular arising from noise, harmful organisms and substances, non-ionising radiation, waste and major accidents, and;
The protection of human life and material assets against hydrological and geological natural hazards, specifically the risks posed by floods, earthquakes, avalanches, landslides, erosion and rockfall.
Experts
Damaris Carnal
Damaris Carnal is Switzerland’s Focal Point for the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
H.E. Amb. Felix Wertli
Felix Wertli is the Swiss Ambassador for the Environment and the Head of the International Affairs Division at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment, effective 1 July 2023.
H.E. Amb. Franz Perrez
Franz Perrez is the Head of the Directorate of International Law at the Federal Office of Foreign Affairs.
Markus Böhm
Markus Böhm is the Scientific Assistant for Digitalisation at the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).
Martine Rohn-Brossard
Martine Rohn-Brossard is the Head of Europe, Trade and Development Cooperation Section and Deputy Head of International Affairs Division of the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment.
Michel Tschirren
Michel Tschirren is the Head of Global Affairs of Switzerland's Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN).