Federal Office for the Environment

Federal Office for the Environment
(in German) Bundesamt für Umwelt; (in French) Office fédéral de l'environnement; (in Italian) Ufficio federale dell'ambiente; (in Romansh) Uffizi federal d'ambient
	; One of the buildings of the Federal Office for the Environment (Worblentalstrasse 68, Ittigen, 2014)
Agency overview
Formed	1971 (renamed in 2006)
Jurisdiction	Federal administration of Switzerland
Headquarters	Bern
Minister responsible	Simonetta Sommaruga, Federal Councillor;
Parent agency	Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications
Website	www.bafu.admin.ch

The Federal Office for the Environment (German: Bundesamt für Umwelt; French: Office fédéral de l'environnement; Italian: Ufficio federale dell'ambiente) is the Swiss environmental agency, a division of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications. It is responsible for matters of the environment, including the protection of plants and animals and the protection against noise, air pollution or natural hazards.

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