The Federal Office for the Environment, Biodiversity and Landscape Division, supports the project as part of its "Forest Biodiversity" strategy. The WSL has been responsible for data collection in the natural forest reserves and for data backup since 2008; the ETH and the WSL conduct research in cooperation with each other. An advisory group was formed in order to include the cantons (see below).
We would like to express our heartfelt thanks to former project leader Peter Brang, who passed away unexpectedly in July 2022, for his tireless efforts in the Natural Forest Reserves project. Peter was a dedicated forest researcher and gifted scientist. He certainly earned his greatest merits at the interface between research and implementation in practice. It was always a matter of great concern to him that the research results obtained should lead to a meaningful application.
Contacts project team ¶
Claudio De Sassi, Head of section Biodiversity Policy, Biodiversity and Landscape Division, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Dr. Timothy Thrippleton, Research assistant, Biodiversity and Landscape Division, Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
Further contacts ¶
Former project leaders
- Peter Brang (2008-2022)
- Caroline Heiri (2009-2017)
Students, interns and temporary staff
- Alex Carella (ETH Zürich)
- Samuel Zweifel (Doktorand ETH Zürich)
- Francesco Giardina (Postdoc ETH Zürich)
Advisory group
- Davide Bettelini, Sezione forestale cantonale, Bellinzona
- Dr. Ueli Bühler, Amt für Wald, Chur
- Dr. Stefan Lienert, Kantonsforstamt Schwyz, Forstkreis 2, Einsiedeln
- Lesly Helbling, Pro Natura, Basel
Former members
- Marc Adami (2012-2013)
- Peer Appelfelder (2012)
- Julia Bachmann (2017)
- Gian Baumberger (2017)
- Isabel Ballmer (2009/2011-2013)
- Patrick Bertolini (2020-2021)
- Simon Blatter (2016)
- Julia Born (2010-2011)
- Kathrin Brändli (2017-2019)
- Peter Brang (2008-2022)
- Luca Bronzini (2019-2020)
- Regina Brücker (2009-2014)
- Tobias Brütsch (2009)
- Jean Claude Bürgi (2023)
- Mathieu Buser (2012)
- Enrico Cereghetti (2006-2008)
- Brigitte Commarmot (2006-2017)
- Giona Crivelli (2021)
- Julian Derron (2013/2018)
- Markus Dietiker (2011-2013)
- Jonas Dolder (2021)
- Lucia Espona (2014-2017)
- Maïte Faubert (2019)
- Philipp Franke (2008-2009)
- Lorenz Frei (2019)
- Gérald Fringeli (2006-2008, ETH Zürich)
- Janina Fuchs (2009-2010)
- Romeo Gambarara (2020)
- Jan Geyer (2019)
- Lukas Glanzmann (2009/2011/2012)
- Lucia Götz (2015-2018, ETH Zürich)
- Nicolas Graf (2018)
- Daniel Guggisberg (2018-2020, ETH Zürich)
- Raphael Häner (2011)
- Dionys Hallenbarter (2006-2009)
- Oria Harari (2007-2008)
- Andreas Hefti (2012-2013)
- Caroline Heiri (2004-2009 ETH Zürich, 2009-2017)
- Jessica Henkner (2012-2013)
- Micha Hofer (2016)
- Mark Hoschek (2018)
- Lisa Hülsmann (2012-2017)
- Jonas Jauch (2015)
- Stefan Jungen (2017)
- Yannek Käber (2019-2023, ETH Zürich)
- Tobias Kalt (2019)
- Timon Kaufmann (2018)
- Gallus Keller (2016-2017)
- Henna Kettunen (2018-2020)
- Thomas Kuster (2007)
- Fritz Landolt (bis 2011, ETH Zürich)
- Marius Luder (2018)
- Zoe Lüthi (2022)
- Gioele Madonna (2023)
- Dr. Amanda Mathys (2018-2021)
- Christian Matter (2006-2013)
- Christoph Märki (2009-2013, ETH Zürich)
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Flora Märki (2020-, ETH Zürich)
- Andrea Minetti (2012)
- Ruedi Fischer (2016)
- Jean-François Matter (bis 2007, ETH Zürich)
- Christian Metzler (2011)
- Jonathan Montandon (2010)
- Vinzenz Müller (2022)
- Daniel Otto (2008-2009)
- Raffaele Pellegrino (2010)
- Boris Pezzatti (2010-2013)
- Micha Plüss (2016)
- Anna Radtke (2008-2009)
- Bernhard Ramp (2006-2009)
- Benjamin Reinhard (2020)
- Florent Richardet (2018)
- Paul Rienth (2010-2013)
- Simon Rhiel (2019)
- Carla Rigling (2007)
- Andrina Rimle (2015-2016)
- Vincent Robin (2007-2008)
- Lukas Rohrer (bis 2008, ETH Zürich)
- Ramon Sager (2020)
- Patrick Scherz (2017-2018)
- Lucien Schoch (2016-2017, 2022-2023)
- Martin Schmid (2008-2009)
- Samuel Schmutz (20132015, ETH Zürich)
- Jonas Schuler (2021)
- François Sottas (2016)
- Andreas Stalder (2008)
- Ilinka Siegrist (2016)
- Kathrin Streit (2006-2009)
- Marc Studer (2011)
- Lau Stokholm (2019)
- Gergö Szemes (2019)
- Christian Temperli (2008)
- Raphaela Tinner (2008-2014)
- Jonas Wicky (2015/2016)
- Daniel Wietlisbach (2013)
- Oliver Wolf (2014-2015/2018)
- Jan Wunder (2015-2016)
- Jakob Wüthrich (2014)
- Matthias Wirth (bis 2006, ETH Zürich)
- Andreas Zingg (2006-2016)
- Sonja Zimmermann (2010)
- Timon Zollinger (2011)
- Karolina Zsak (2012)