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At a glance

The FOEN’s ongoing and planned legislative projects

Overview of the FOEN’s ongoing and planned environmental legislative projects from 2020 to 2023 (as of 1 April 2020).

Aarhus Convention

The Aarhus Convention governs access to information, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental issues. Switzerland has been a party to this convention since 1 June 2014.

Programme agreements in the area of the environment

Since 2008, the federal government and cantons have set common environmental goals and measures every four years through programme agreements.

Actual news

All news

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