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 Snow hydrology Glaciology High Mountain Glaciers and Hydrology Forest Soils and Biogeochemistry Biogeochemistry Soil Functions and Soil Protection Rhizosphere Processes LWF II Forest health and biotic interactions Swiss Forest Protection Phytopathology Forest Entomology Snow Avalanches and Prevention Avalanche Formation Warning and Information Systems Avalanche Dynamics and Risk Management RAMMS Avalanche Warning Avalanche Protection Measures Snow and Permafrost Snow Physics Permafrost Snow Processes Winter sports and climate Community Ecology Insubric Ecosystems Plant-Animal Interactions Mountain Ecosystems Functional Plant Ecology Biodiversity and Conservation Biology Ecosystem Dynamics Conservation Biology Biodiversity Ecological Genetics Spatial Evolutionary Ecology Economics and Social Sciences Regional Economics and Development Social Sciences in Landscape Research Environmental and Resource Economics Prog. Energy Change Impact