Current Award winners

	Susanne Arbeiter Forschungspreis 2020: Herausforderungen für den Schutz von Wachtelköniglebensräumen in bewirtschafteten Auenwiesen mehr
	Stefanie Allgeier Forschungspreis 2019: Mosquito control based on Bacillus thuringiensis israelensis (Bti) - Ecological effects on wetland food chains and public acceptance of control alternatives mehr
	Guillaume Lavanchy research award 2018: Long-term effects of wetland mowing on breeding birds mehr
	Sarah Bänziger research award 2017: Quantifying and explaining the decline in the occupancy of fire salamander populationsmore
	Matthias Tschumi prix pour la recherche 2016: Flowering Habitats to Enhance Biodiversity and Pest Control Services in Agricultural Landscapes more
	Esther Schweizer & Manuel Frei prix pour la recherche 2015: Space use of natterjack toads in agricultural areas more
	Alain Reymond prix pour la recherche 2014: Ecologie et conservation d’une métapopulation de Cuivré de la Bistorte more

H&W Research Award

On occasion of the company’s 20th anniversary in 2003, Hintermann & Weber created an award to honor applied research in nature and landscape conservation. With funding for nature conservation research reduced to a drizzle these days, many concrete questions still remain unanswered, while the results of pure research frequently find little practical use in nature conservation.

For this reason, H&W is intent on promoting applied research in nature conservation – not least because the activity of environmental counseling experts relies on practical insights. So, in order to celebrate 20 years of excellence, the renowned Reinach-based company decided to father an annual award for outstanding original research of particular usefulness in hands-on nature conservation.

Endowed with 5000 Swiss francs, the award recognizes the efforts of researchers whose insights lend themselves to immediate implementation in nature and landscape conservation. The award winner is selected by a jury of five, among them two H&W employees and Isabelle Flöss of the regional office of landscape, agriculture and environment of Zurich, René Amstutz of of Switzerland’s leading nature conservation organization pro natura and Valentin Amrhein of the Research Station Petite Camargue Alsacienne.