Nature, Species and Landscape Conservation
Agriculture and Forestry
Planning and Environmental Supervision
Monitoring and Effectiveness Monitoring
Conflicting 
Project Management
Environmental Education and Ecotourism
Statistical Analyses
Spatial Data Analyses
Felix Berchten
1964
Graduate forest engineer ETH
Co-owner, project manager, chairman of the board
Education
Studied forest science at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich ETH, specializing in forestry policy. Diploma thesis on nature conservation requirements and the resulting effects on forest management. Was awarded the federal certificate of eligibility for senior forestry official positions based on his practical work in the 4 BE and 7 SO forestry districts (1987/88). Advanced vocational training in practical forest management in the Dorneckberg forestry district.
Professional emphases
Managing interdisciplinary environmental projects, establishing EIA reports, heading environmental supervision projects, planning and implementing river revitalization measures, managing forestry projects, planning and implementing engineering work and substitute remediation, site supervision, handling invitations to bid.
Further activities
Member of the Arlesheim community council.
Tel: 061 717 88 81
E-Mail: berchten@hintermannweber.ch
Stefan Birrer
1970
Graduate biologist
Co-owner, project manager, researcher
Education
Studied botany and zoology at the University of Basel, graduating at the Botanical Institute. Diploma thesis on the pollination ecology and reproductive biology of an indigenous orchid species.
Professional emphases
Floristic and faunistic bases, nature conservation planning, landscape development, consulting and concepts regarding alien species, butterfly conservation and botanical species conservation projects, effectiveness monitoring, biodiversity monitoring.
Tel: 061 717 88 82
E-Mail: birrer@hintermannweber.ch
Christoph Bühler
1970
Graduate biologist
Co-owner, Project manager, Reseracher
Education
Studied botany and zoology at the University of Basel, graduating at the Institute of Environmental Studies of the University of Zürich. Diploma thesis on the impact of different types of land use on the population structure of a characteristic fenland plant species.
Professional emphases
Surveying and assessing biodiversity, effectiveness monitoring, trend/status monitoring, nature conservation planning and concepts, amphibian biology and recovery measures, botany, vegetational science.
Further activities
Special teaching position in charge of the «Habitats» course module for future nature and environment specialists studying at sanu future learning in Biel.
Tel: 061 717 88 83
E-Mail: buehler@hintermannweber.ch
Markus Fluri
1980
Graduate biologist
Researcher
Education
Studied zoology and synecology at the University of Bern, graduating at the synecological department of the Zoological Institute. Diploma thesis on plant communities as a possible indicator for butterfly and moth communities in limestone grassland.
Professional emphases
Butterfly conservation and monitoring, aquatic macroinvertebrates, biodiversity monitoring, effectiveness monitoring, fieldwork and supervising fieldwork.
Further activities
Member of the Welschenrohr commission for nature, health and the environment.
Tel: 061 717 88 63
E-Mail: fluri@hintermannweber.ch
Björn Fuhrer
1982
Environmental engineer FH BSc, cartographer EFZ
Researcher
Education
Studied environmental engineering (specialising in nature management) at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences. Bachelor thesis on the Heideweg fen and its development influenced by lake level fluctuations of Lake Biel (vegetation mapping, monitoring concept).
Professional emphases
Botany and vegetation surveys; field work in various monitoring programmes, effectiveness monitoring, nature conservation projects and communal nature inventories; support of field teams.
Tel: 061 717 88 67
E-Mail: fuhrer@hintermannweber.ch
Marzio Giamboni
1969
| Dr. phil. nat., graduate geographer and geologist CHGEOL, pedological construction supervisor BGS, contaminated site engineer Co-owner, project manager |
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Education
Studied geography and geoscience at the University of Basel, graduating at the Geographical Institute. Diploma thesis on the soil moisture regime in mountain ecosystems. Doctoral studies at the Geological-Palaeontological Institute; dissertation on the impact of neotectonic movements on the hydrographical development of the southern Rhine Rift Valley.
Professional emphases
Planning and implementing river revitalization measures, pedological and environmental supervision of construction projects, establishing EIA reports, planning and implementing substitute remediation, site supervision, natural hazards and geology consulting, GIS projects.
Further activities
- Delegate of the EnDK as representative of the cantons at the Commission franco-suisse de sûreté
nucléaire et de radioprotection (CFS)
- Expert at the cantonal Commission de suivi of the Rock laboratory Mont Terri - JU (www.mont-terri.ch)
- Special teaching position in charge of the topics "environmental law, soils, natural hazards" at the FHNW
Tel: 061 717 88 64
E-Mail: giamboni@hintermannweber.ch
Nico Heer
1992
Graduate biologist
Researcher
Education
Studied ecology and evolution (specialization in plant ecology) at the University of Berne. Master thesis on plant diversity and niche distribution patterns along elevational gradients in the Bernese Alps.
Professional emphases
Botany, diurnal butterflies, orthoptera, molluscs, fieldwork and data analyses in monitoring programs.
Tel: 031 310 13 03
E-Mail: heer@hintermannweber.ch
Pascale Hutter
1987
Graduate biologist
Researcher
Education
Studied evolutionary biology and environmental sciences at the University of Zurich. Master’s thesis at the Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies about reproductive strategies and mate choice in Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica).
Professional emphases
Butterfly monitoring, support of field teams, data evaluation, quality control, species conservation programmes & monitoring for bats.
Tel: 061 717 88 87
E-Mail: hutter@hintermannweber.ch
Daniela Jespersen
1972
Graduate biologist, clerk
Assistant, case handler
Education
Graduated from commercial school. Studied biology at the University of Basel, graduating at the Botanical Institute. Diploma thesis on the reproductive system of the Yellow Bellflower Campanula thyrsoides.
Professional emphases
Organizational and secretarial duties, accounting, project processing, plant monitoring.
Tel: 061 717 88 88
E-Mail: jespersen@hintermannweber.ch
Tabea Kipfer
1982
Dr. sc. ETH, graduate biologist
Project manager, Researcher
Education
Studied biology (major in botany) and environmental sciences at the University of Zurich. Master's thesis in a woodland pasture project in the canton of Aargau. Dissertation on the regeneration of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities after wildfire.
Professional emphases
Biodiversity monitoring, nature and landscape planning.
Tel: 031 310 13 05
E-Mail: kipfer@hintermannweber.ch
Viktor Klima
1996
Geoscientist MSc
Research assistant
Education
Studies in geosciences (focus on environmental geosciences/applied aquatic ecology) at the University of Basel. Master thesis on the ecotoxicological effects of pesticides on stream fleas.
Professional emphases
Environmental construction supervision, nature and landscape planning, planning and implementation of ecological compensation measures, development of GIS projects, watercourse revitalisation.
Tel: 061 717 88 80
E-Mail: klima@hintermannweber.ch
Lukas Kohli
1964
Dr. sc. ETH, graduate environmental scientist ETH
Project manager, researcher
Education
Agricultural apprenticeship in Western Switzerland. Studied environmental sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich ETH, majoring in terrestrial ecology. Diploma thesis on earthworms as «pests» in a Toggenburg meadow. Dissertation on the effects of ecological compensation areas and renewable raw materials on soil fertility.
Professional emphases
Biodiversity monitoring, ecological compensation, agriculture, soil conservation, nature and landscape planning.
Tel: 031 310 13 02
E-Mail: kohli@hintermannweber.ch
Yasemin Kurtogullari
1993
Graduate biologist
Researcher
Education
Studied Ecology and Evolution (specialization in Conservation Biology) at the University of Bern. Master thesis on the conservation and restoration of Nardus grasslands in the Swiss northern Alps.
Professional emphases
Vegetation surveys, conservation planning and consulting, environmental supervision of construction project, nature and the military.
Tel: 031 310 13 04
E-Mail: kurtogullari@hintermannweber.ch
Nicolas Martinez
1983
Biologist MSc
Co-owner, project manager, researcher
Education
Studied ecology and nature conservation biology at the University of Basel. Master thesis on the importance of soil structure for the foraging behavior of the Common Redstart, supervised by the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach.
Professional emphases
Bird, bats and macroinvertebrate monitoring, species conservation projects for mammals and birds, supervising field work, municipal nature inventories.
Further activities
Member of the Swiss Rarities Committee Swiss RC.
Tel: 061 717 88 60
E-Mail: martinez@hintermannweber.ch
Matthias Plattner
1970
Dr. phil. nat., graduate biologist
Business manager, co-owner, project manager
Education
Studied zoology and botany at the University of Basel, graduating at the Institute of Environmental Sciences of the University of Zürich. Diploma thesis on factors impacting plant species diversity in fenlands. Dissertation at the University of Basel on the subject of biodiversitiymonitoring «Implications of Design and Data Quality for the Analysis of a Nationwide Biodiversity Monitoring Scheme».
Professional emphases
Developing and implementing monitoring programs and effectiveness monitoring, butterflies, botany, project management, international issues, environmental education.
Tel: 061 717 88 84
E-Mail: plattner@hintermannweber.ch
Petra Ramseier
1973
Graduate biologist
Co-owner, project manager, researcher
Education
Studied botany and zoology at the University of Basel, graduating at the Zoological Institute of the University of Basel and the Biochemistry Department of the University of Sussex in Brighton (GB). Diploma thesis on the genetic population structure of Natterjack Toads.
Professional emphases
Amphibian conservation, amphibian and butterfly monitoring, effectiveness monitoring, environmental supervision.
Further activities
Member of the Pratteln community council from 2000 to 2008 and from 2015 up to the present, member of the Pratteln building and planning commission from 2004 to 2008.
Tel: 061 717 88 61
E-Mail: ramseier@hintermannweber.ch
Tobias Roth
1977
Dr. phil. nat., graduate biologist
Co-owner, project manager, researcher
Education
Studied evolutionary biology and ecology at the University of Basel and the University of Bergen (NO). Diploma thesis on the phenology of migratory birds in the Western Sahara in Mauritania, supervised by the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach. Postgraduate course in statistics at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH in Zürich. Studied at the University of Basel for his dissertation on analytical methods for analyzing long-term data. Postdoctoral studies at the Petite Camargue Alsacienne research station in France.
Professional emphases
Biodiversity monitoring, statistical analyses, special analyses, development and management of databases.
Additional activities
Special teaching position in charge of the «Statistics for Biologists» lecture at the University of Basel.
Tel: 061 717 88 62
E-Mail: roth@hintermannweber.ch
Barbara Schlup
1978
Dr. sc. ETH, graduate forest engineer ETH
Co-owner, Project manager, Researcher
Education
Studied forest science at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH in Zürich. Postgraduate course in applied statistics at the ETH in Zürich. Dissertation on the isolation and dynamics of dry grassland and limestone grassland.
Professional emphases
Planning nature and landscape conservation measures, environmental supervision, forest biodiversity, biodiversity monitoring, landscape development, statistical analyses.
Tel: 079 383 46 90
E-Mail: schlup@hintermannweber.ch
Thomas Stalling
1976
Graduate biologist
Co-owner, Project manager, Researcher
Education
Studied geobotany and ecology at the University of Freiburg (DE). Diploma thesis in plant sociology on the vegetation of dried-up fish ponds and water-logged farmland.
Professional emphases
Botany, butterflies, birds, monitoring programs.
Tel: 061 717 88 85
E-Mail: stalling@hintermannweber.ch
Enrica Steiner
1992
Graduate Geoscientist
Researcher
Education
Studied biogeography/applied ecology and environmental sciences at the University of Basel. Master’s thesis on the genetic isolation of watermites in springs using population genetics.
Professional emphases
Biodiversity monitoring: diurnal butterflies, insects and macroinvertebrates, assistance field teams, fieldwork and data analysis
Tel: 061 717 88 86
E-Mail: steiner@hintermannweber.ch
Christian Stickelberger
1981
Biologist MSc
Researcher
Education
Studied ecology and nature conservation biology at the University of Basel. Master's thesis on Arachnida populating the tree trunks of a forest area intended to be managed as a coppice with standards, written at the Section of Conservation Biology NLU of the University of Basel.
Professional emphases
Management of databases, GIS environmental informatics, amphibian monitoring.
Tel: 061 717 88 66
E-Mail: stickelberger@hintermannweber.ch
Mary-Claude Wyss
1963
Commercial employee
Responsible for Administration
Education/Previous activities
Commercial apprenticeship, head of administration in a day care
Professional emphases
Organisational and secretarial work, personnel administration, accounting, project support
Tel: 061 717 88 88
E-Mail: wyss@hintermannweber.ch
Adrian Zangger
1967
Dr. phil. nat., graduate biologist, Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration
Co-owner, project manager, head of the Bern office
Education
Studied biology at the University of Bern, majoring in zoology. Diploma thesis on promoting ground beetles for biological pest control in cereal crops. Dissertation on the effectiveness of game passes for small animals, written as part of a project by the Swiss Ornithological Institute in Sempach. Postgraduate studies in business administration and management at the Center for Management at the Bern University of Applied Sciences.
Professional emphases
Project management, trend/status monitoring, effectiveness monitoring, indicator systems, biodiversity, environmental supervision, land use and conservation concepts, nature and the military, monitoring and controlling alien species, landscape planning.
Further activities
Special teaching position in charge of the «Project Management» course module for future nature and environment specialists studying at sanu future learning in Biel.
Tel: 031 310 13 01
E-Mail: zangger@hintermannweber.ch
