Research 08.05.2024
25 years ago: May floods in Switzerland
25 years ago: May floods in Switzerland

25 years ago, the Central Plateau was flooded: a retrospective view on the May floods of 1999, their causes, and consequences.

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Research 08.04.2024
New findings on the cause of earthquakes
New findings on the cause of earthquakes

A WSL study proves for the first time that landslides can trigger earthquakes if they dam lakes.

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Research 03.04.2024
Monitoring biodiversity with drones
Monitoring biodiversity with drones

Researchers have built a new drone that can navigate through obstacles, mimicking animals that move through dense vegetation.

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Research 27.03.2024
Carbon sequestration in forest soils
Carbon sequestration in forest soils

A WSL study shows the connection between forest disturbances and the carbon sequestration capacity of forest soils.

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Research for people and the environment in a changing world

News

Services and products
07.05.2024

This collaborative book from Eawag and WSL presents excursions through eight Swiss blue-green habitats.

Institutional
22.04.2024

Savings by the federal government will lead to drastic measures in research and administration over the next five years.

Research
17.04.2024

Climate change could transform tundras from carbon sinks into a carbon source. New study with WSL participation published in Nature.

Research
11.04.2024

If the energy transition is to be successful, social factors must also be considered in the siting of solar and wind power plants.

Research
08.04.2024

Rising temperatures are causing meteorites in the Antarctic to disappear from the ice surface. With that, a lot of knowledge is being lost.

Institutional
26.03.2024

The new WSL Strategy 2035 builds on the institute's many years of experience to address the challenges of global change.

Events

18 to 25 August 2024

Is early browning in European forests a harbinger of tree death or simply a sign of temporary stress? In 2018, science could not answer this…

23 August 2024

Die ibW Maienfeld und die WSL bieten zwei Weiterbildungen zum Thema Seilkranprojektierung an. Im Einführungskurs Seilaplan und QGIS…

26 to 31 August 2024

The WSL Biodiversity Center is pleased to announce their second summer school on blue-green biodiversity.