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Forest 07.01.2021
Swiss forests are unusual in Europe
Swiss forests are unusual in Europe

The new State of Europe's Forests 2020 report, featuring WSL data, highlights the many distinctive aspects of Swiss forests.

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Biodiversity, Forest 23.12.2020
Balancing forest management and biodiversity in Europe
Balancing forest management and biodiversity in Europe

Today, Europe's forests must perform many functions at once. Combining timber use with biodiversity promotion covers two key functions.

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Species-rich mixed deciduous forest near Brienz (Canton Bern, Switzerland). Photo: Reinhard Lässig / WSL
 
Natural hazards 21.12.2020
Net barriers provide protection against natural hazards
Net barriers provide protection against natural hazards

In many cases, nets offer a viable alternative to concrete structures as protection against natural hazards, indicates a new publication.

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Net barriers against debris flows in the Illgraben (VS)
 
Institutional 21.12.2020
75th anniversary of the Avalanche Bulletin
75th anniversary of the Avalanche Bulletin

The SLF issued its first avalanche bulletin on 21 December 1945. Major changes and continuous improvements have been made over the years.

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12.01.2021

WSL ecologist Charlotte Grossiord wins scholarship

The Sandoz Family Foundation Programme for Academic Promotion has awarded Charlotte Grossiord at EPFL and WSL a two-year renewable grant.

Snow and avalanches
23.12.2020

Snowshoeing – Watch out for avalanches!

Snowshoeing is becoming more and more popular, but the same rule applies as with other winter sports: beware of avalanches.

Institutional
22.12.2020

Research on forest tree genetics awarded prize

The GenTree project on the genetic resources of forest trees, in which WSL was involved, has received the "Etoiles de l'Europe" award.

Snow and avalanches
16.12.2020

Our avalanche forecasters introduce themselves

Who is behind the avalanche bulletin and what do avalanche forecasters do in summer? In the video interview, three of them give exciting insights.

Services and products
15.12.2020

Competition from below: The snow hare is being pressured

DNA samples show that the European hare migrates upwards and drives out the mountain hare. DIAGONAL reports on the search for hare droppings.

Institutional
10.12.2020

€2 million for a participatory science project

How do genes and the environment shape together the survival and growth of forest trees? A WSL scientist received an ERC grant to answer this.

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19. January 2021 19 January 2021

Radiocarbon and the changing carbon cycle in Anthropocene landscapes

Myriad fates await carbon fixed by the biosphere into organic matter. Elucidating these fates, and their sensitivity to anthropogenic change, is…

16. February 2021 16 February 2021

Enabling and Connecting Global Change Research on Mountains: a Mountain Research Initiative perspective

The Mountain Research Initiative (MRI) envisions a world in which research to understand global change challenges and opportunities in mountains is…

9. March 2021 9 March 2021

Vom Sinn und Zweck biologischer Vielfalt: Wie IPBES die Diskussion über utilitäre Naturschutzgründe erweitert

Bringen ökonomische Argumente den Naturschutz wirksam voran, oder müsste der Eigenwert der Natur wieder stärker in den Mittelpunkt rücken? Zu dieser…

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