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Swiss glaciers are in increasingly poor shape. Interview with the glacier researcher Daniel Farinotti on the first World Glacier Day.

Im Jahr 2024 gab es schweizweit weniger Befallsherde und weniger Käferholz: so das Fazit von Waldschutz Schweiz, WSL.

A new WSL strategy, SNSF funding for two major projects, and a new director: WSL's highlights of 2024.

Climate change is visibly affecting the forest, as shown by the 2025 Forest Report published by the FOEN and WSL.

Snow-free slopes at 1,900 m.a.s.l.: SLF biologist Christian Rixen explains the consequences for plants and why late frost becomes a risk.