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Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow and Landscape Research (Institution)

The Swiss Federal Institute for Forest Snow and Landscape Research WSL focusses on the use and protection of landscapes and habitats. Being a part of the ETH domain, the particular function of the research institute is to act as a bridge between pure theoretical science and the practical implementation of scientific findings.


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Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (Institution)

ETH Zurich is one of the leading international universities for technology and the natural sciences. It is well-known for its excellent education, ground-breaking fundamental research and for implementing its results directly into practice. Founded in 1855, to researchers, it today offers an inspiring working environment, to students, a comprehensive education.


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Department of Genebank (Institution)

The federal ex-situ collection of agricultural and horticultural plants forms the core of the department, which is structured into three programmes, Characterization & Documentation, Management & Evaluation, and Taxonomy & Evolution. The mandate of the Genebank comprises the collection, conservation, and distribution of plant genetic resources (PGR). With a total inventory of 148.128 accessions...


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Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (Institution)

Mission of ZALF is to deliver solutions for an economically, environmentally and socially sustainable agriculture – together with society. As a contribution to overcoming global challenges such as climate change, food security, biodiversity conservation and resource scarcity, we develop and design crop systems, integrated in their landscape contexts, that combine food security with...


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Soil Sciences (Institution)

The Research Unit focuses on the question how biogeochemical processes in forest soils, e.g. nutrient supply or organic carbon mineralization, are affected by external forces, such as pollutant transfer and climatic changes. The group investigates how forest dynamics feed back on soil physics, soil chemistry and soil biology. On a micro scale the research group develops experimental and...


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Institute of Soil Landscape Research (Institution)

The Institute of Soil Landscape Research' studies structures, processes and functions of soil landscapes. We understand by soil landscapes soil associations, evolved over long time, in the recent landscape-ecological process structure. The priority of our work is put on the development of innovative methods and their cross-scale integration.


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Environmental Microbiology (Institution)

The Environmental Microbiology group, led by Prof. Josef Zeyer was established in November 1991 and employs about 10 senior scientists, postdoctoral fellows, and Ph.D. students. Our faculty and Ph.D. students have diverse professional backgrounds in areas such as microbiology, molecular biology, biochemistry, geochemistry, geoecology, environmental sciences, and contaminant hydrogeology. Research...


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Department of Freshwater Conservation (Institution)

The Department of Freshwater Conservation is part of the Faculty for Environmental Sciences and Process Engineering of BTU Cottbus which, together with the Departments of Hydrology and Water management, Wastewater Engineering and Water Technology, comprises the 'water' education and research network. The water education network offers, together with the 'soil' and 'air' networks, basic science...


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Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology (Institution)

Clean waters are not self-evident. Switzerland spends annually billions of Swiss Francs to attain this objective. Numerous developing and newly industrialized countries suffer from acute water shortage. Eawag's task as the national research center for water pollution control is to ensure that * concepts and technologies pertaining to the use of natural waters are continuously improved. *...