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SCNAT and its network are committed to a sustainable science and society. They support policy-making, administration and business with expert knowledge and actively participate in public discourse. They strengthen the exchange across scientific disciplines and promote early career academics.

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History of the SCNAT

Already when it was established in 1815, the Academy was a scientific organisation turning to society: the geological maps were important for railway and road construction projects of the Swiss Confederation, meteorological and hydrological research improved weather forecasts. Then again, the SCNAT Commission for Nature Conservation evolved into the Swiss National Park and the Swiss Conservation Association, today’s Pro Natura. In the 21st century, the SCNAT advises politics and society on questions of sustainability: climate, energy, biodiversity, spatial use, resources.

100 Jahre Naturforschende Gesellschaft: Gruppenbild vom Jubiläum 1915
100 Jahre Naturforschende Gesellschaft: Gruppenbild vom Jubiläum 1915Image: Archiv SCNAT, Burgerbibliothek Bern, GA_SANW_702_0003.
2015: Feier 200 Jahre SCNAT
2015: Feier 200 Jahre SCNAT