Das Projekt "Permafrost Long-term Monitoring Network (PermaNET) - Contribution UZH" wird vom Umweltbundesamt gefördert und von Universität Zürich, Geographisches Institut durchgeführt. The PermanNET project aims at establishing an Alpine-wide permafrost monitoring network, a permafrost map for the entire Alpine region, and a common strategy with guidelines for the consideration of permafrost in risk and water resource management. PermaNET is a transnational cooperation (Austria, France, Germany, Italy, and Switzerland) and is part of the European Territorial Cooperation Alpine Space Programme 2007-2013. In the scope of this projects, the University of Zurich works together with the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN), the Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU Bayern), Germany, and the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics in Salzburg, Austria. In addition, the University is an official Observer to the Project Steering Committee.