Published on 26 October 2005

SAEFL and FOWG to form Federal Office for the Environment

Bern, 26.10.2005 - With effect from 1 January 2006, the Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscape SAEFL is to be merged with large parts of the Federal Office for Water and Geology FOWG to form the newly named Federal Office for the Environment FOEN. The DETEC organisation ordinance was today amended to this effect by the Federal Council.