The WSL is organized in Research Units, Research Programmes and Initiatives and Service and Support Units.
Forest Resources and Management Resource Analysis GIS Stand Dynamics and Silviculture Scientific Service NFI Sustainable Forestry Land Change Science Dynamic macroecology Remote Sensing Land-use systems Landscape ecology Forest Dynamics Ecophysiology Disturbance Ecology Dendrosciences LWF I Prog. SwissForestLab Ecosystem Ecology Mountain Hydrology and Mass Movements Torrents and Mass Movements Hydrological Forecasts Glaciology High Mountain Glaciers and Hydrology Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry Biogeochemistry Soil Functions and Soil Protection Rhizosphere Processes LWF II Snow Avalanches and Prevention Avalanche Warning Warning and Information Systems Avalanche Protection Measures Risk and Resilience Avalanche formation and dynamics Forest health and biotic interactions Swiss Forest Protection Phytopathology Forest Entomology snow and atmosphere Snow Physics Snow Processes Winter sports and climate Snow Hydrology Community Ecology Insubric Ecosystems Plant-Animal Interactions Functional Plant Ecology Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Ecosystem Dynamics Conservation Biology Biodiversity Ecological Genetics Spatial Evolutionary Ecology Evolutionary genetics Ecological fluid dynamics Economics and Social Sciences Regional Economics and Development Social Sciences in Landscape Research Environmental and Resource Economics Alpine environment and natural hazards Permafrost RAMMS Rapid Mass Movements Mountain Ecosystems Alpine Remote Sensing