Research for people and environment

Scientists from WSL and Eawag team up to find solutions to the pressing challenges of biodiversity loss.

Tree buds emerge from dormancy when they have been exposed to cool temperatures for a certain time.

Researchers from ETH Zurich and WSL combined seismic sensors and machine learning to detect debris flows as early as possible.

In a difficult year, WSL launched major interdisciplinary initiatives with partner organizations and published more than ever.

How well does European beech tolerate summer droughts? New short film on a current forest research project.

"Forest Functioning under Air Pollution and Climate Change", August 2021 in Davos: enrollment open for PhD, Postdocs and MSc in their last year.