Art. 37a

(Art. 33 and 34 ForA)

1. The FOEN is responsible for the collection of survey data on the forest.
2. In cooperation with the WSL, it surveys:
   1. by means of the National Forest Inventory, the basic data relating to the locations, functions and condition of the forest;
   2. the long-term development processes in natural forest reserves.
3. As part of its basic remit, the WSL shall conduct long-term research programmes to survey the pressure on the forest ecosystem.
4. The FOEN shall inform the authorities and the general public about these surveys.