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Einsiedeln Abbey wins a prize for its forest management

Einsiedeln Abbey is one of the most important pilgrimage sites in Switzerland. Its monks are the owners of the largest private commercial forest in the country. For over a thousand years the Benedictines have taken good care of it, and they have ambitious projects for the future. (Raffaella Rossello, swissinfo.ch)

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Human ashes litter Swiss countryside

This content was published on The liberal practice has resulted in entrepreneurs hawking some rather unusual services to people in other countries. According to Ewiges Alpenglühn (Eternal Alpine Glow), a Swiss company that arranges open-air funerals, EU citizens can have their ashes buried or scattered in the Swiss countryside as there is no obligation to be buried in a cemetery.…

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Forests in focus

This content was published on Forests cover just under a third of Switzerland. Coverage has been increasing over the past century and a half and continues to do so, especially in the Alps. Forests perform important functions, from providing wood and oxygen to offering a place of leisure. (Production: Rolf Amiet, swissinfo.ch, images: Keystone)

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