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Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT

Wertvolles Geoland Schweiz

Das geologische und geomorphologische Erbe besser kennen, schützen und zugänglich machen

Die Bevölkerung und Generationen von in- und ausländischen Besuchenden schätzen die Schweiz aufgrund ihrer Berge und der vielfältigen Landschaften. Diese werden massgeblich von der Geologie geprägt. Sie begründet den Lebensraum, bestimmt das Relief, beeinflusst das Klima und ist Grundlage für die Biodiversität. Die Geologie ist ein wichtiger Grundpfeiler der kulturellen Entwicklung. Die Bedeutung des geologischen und geomorphologischen Erbes der Schweiz ist jedoch im Bewusstsein von Öffentlichkeit, Behörden und Politik wenig präsent und wird dementsprechend selten diskutiert oder in planerische Fragen einbezogen. Auch das Potenzial in der Umweltbildung und der nachhaltigen Entwicklung werden kaum genutzt. Das Faktenblatt beschreibt dieses Geo-Erbe, sensibilisiert für dessen nachhaltige Nutzung, Inwertsetzung und Schutz. Es zeigt entsprechende Handlungsansätze wie das «UNESCO Global Geopark Programm» auf, mit dem Regionen international bedeutsames Geo-Erbe sichern, in eine umfassende Bildung einbeziehen und für die Regionalentwicklung in Wert setzen können.

 

Regolini G, Buckingham T, Meyer J (2022)
Wertvolles Geoland Schweiz. Swiss Academies Factsheets 17 (3)

DOI: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6827570

  • European Academies Science Advisory Council EASAC

    Security of sustainable energy supplies

    Growing geopolitical tensions combined with high dependencies on imported fuels, mainly oil and gas, increasingly threaten Europe’s energy security. A well-managed transition to sustainable domestic energy and innovative technologies made in Europe can offer a secure and prosperous future. Written by 27 scientists from across Europe, this new academy report aims to support European decision-makers with facts, analyses and recommendations for action.

    The weaponising of energy by autocratic regimes through trade disruptions, attacks on infrastructure, and growing numbers of cyber-attacks increase both the risk of interruptions to Europe’s energy supplies and also energy prices. High and volatile energy prices reduce investor confidence, jeopardise the competitiveness of European industries, and drive millions of households into energy poverty.

    Since Russia's attack on Ukraine in 2022, the EU has done a lot to reduce Russian energy supplies by diversifying its gas supplies and increasing imports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). However, it is particularly important not to shift import dependence from Russian gas to import dependence on LNG from another third country, such as the USA, with all the associated risks.

    On behalf of the Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences, Russell McKenna (ETH Zurich) contributed to this European Academy report.

  • Swiss Academy of Sciences SCNAT

    Swiss Glaciers. State, projections and significance

    The Swiss Alps are characterised by glaciers. Their retreat influences the landscape and tourism, harbours natural hazards, lowers the volume of water available in summer and even has an impact on the ocean. The extent to which the Alpine glaciers are retreating and whether they will eventually disappear depends on climate change and, consequently, global climate protection. The factsheet outlines the level of knowledge concerning glacial melting and its impact on society and, additionally, illustrates available options and courses of action.

  • Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences SAHS

    All-day childcare and schooling

    This report analyses the attitudes of parents in Switzerland regarding all-day childcare, based on data collected from an online panel of 2,161 parents. Providing high-quality childcare is essential for child development, equal educational opportunities, and increasing female participation in the workforce, all of which contribute to Switzerland’s economic sustainability. The analyses presented in this report are based on primary data covering various aspects of general parental attitudes towards all-day schooling, contrasted with specific views on the own family. They differentiated between German- and French-speaking parents to shed more light on potential regional differences.

     

    Duchêne, Cédric, Marieke Heers and Laura Bernardi (2025): All-day childcare and schooling. A survey of parental attitudes in Switzerland, ed. by the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences (Swiss Academies Reports 20,1).

     

    DOI: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14283689

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