Main publications of the NFI

This page contains the links to our most important NFI publications.

NFI Overview

• Movies: Uncovering the forest's secrets (2010), The National Forest Inventory (1985)
• Flyer: Swiss National Forest Inventory (PDF, 7.9 MB) (2021)
• Posters: 15 posters with results from the third NFI (2011)
• Article series: Swiss Forestry Journal (05/2021): Selected results of the National Forest Inventory (5/2021)

Result

• NFI reports (German/French): NFI reports (German/French) 2020, NFI reports (German/French) 2010, NFI reports (German/French) 1999, NFI reports (German/French) 1988
• Most frequent forest trees of Switzerland (1998)

Methods

• NFI field manuals
• Manual of the interview survey with the local forest service: Manual of the interview survey with the local forest service 2013 (PDF, 1.1 MB), 2023 (DE)
• Manual of the aerial-photo interpretation 2003-2007: Manual of the aerial-photo interpretation 2003-2007 2005
• Methods and models: Methods and models 2019, Methods and models 1999 (PDF, 3.3 MB)
• Two-phase sampling for stratification in the Swiss National Forest Inventory (2025)
• Tariffs for bole volume over bark and for merchantable assortments (2000)

Political interpretation

• Forest reports FOEN, WSL: Forest reports FOEN, WSL 2025, Forest reports FOEN, WSL 2015, Forest reports FOEN, WSL 2005
  Special assessments: Special assessments 2015
• NFI reports: NFI reports 1999, NFI reports 1989

Publication list

• List of all NFI publications from 2011-2026

Additional reports

• Article The data storage and analysis system of the Swiss National Forest Inventory (2016)
• EFICS study: Country Report for Switzerland (PDF, 5.2 MB) (1997)