Alpine Environment

Switzerland reduces environment footprint but still unsustainable

This content was published on Oct 19, 2022 The Alpine nation’s environmental impact per capita decreased by a quarter between 2000 and 2018, according to a study.

Electricity firms on the hunt for Alpine solar opportunities

This content was published on Oct 9, 2022 After parliament recently eased regulations for building high-altitude solar parks, seven Swiss firms are looking around for options.

Swiss bird diversity particularly at risk

This content was published on Sep 29, 2022 While the number of birds is declining worldwide, the situation for endangered species in Switzerland is even more striking, a report finds.

Buried underwear proves good soil in private gardens

This content was published on Sep 28, 2022 Last year 1,000 volunteers across Switzerland buried their cotton pants to measure the quality of Swiss soils. The undies have now been dug up.

A shepherd looks through binoculars for wolves in the Swiss Alps.

Monitoring wolf packs costs Switzerland CHF500,000

This content was published on Sep 27, 2022 The Swiss state spends CHF500,000 a year keeping track of the growing wolf population in the Alpine country.

Calls mount for culling of problem wolves in Switzerland

This content was published on Sep 20, 2022 Switzerland’s mountain cantons want more federal government money to protect livestock from wolves and more regulation of wolf packs.

Flames burn the restaurant on a mountain top.

High-altitude Swiss mountain restaurant burns down

This content was published on Sep 19, 2022 A restaurant built at 3,000 metres in the Swiss Alps, and a favourite destination for tourists, is partially destroyed by fire.

What’s the most unusual thing you’ve ever found out in nature?

When we go into the great outdoors for some recreation, we usually have an idea of what we expect or hope to see. But sometimes there are surprises.

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Swiss government sets up hydropower reserve in case of need

This content was published on Sep 7, 2022 Switzerland is to set up a hydroelectric reserve at the cost of consumers to insure against possible electricity shortages.

Lake invaders: alien shellfish trouble Swiss waters

This content was published on Sep 6, 2022 Switzerland may be landlocked, but that doesn’t keep foreign marine life from threatening its ecosystems. Could eating them be part of the solution?

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