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Swiss ban widely-used pesticide over health and environment fears

This content was published on Dec 12, 2019 The Federal Office for Agriculture has banned chlorothalonil, a fungicide used since 1970s to prevent mildew and mould on crops.

Climate protester holds sign saying Climate Justice Now

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Switzerland plummets in global climate rankings

This content was published on Dec 10, 2019 The Climate Change Performance IndexExternal link (CCPI), presented on Tuesday at the UN climate change conferenceExternal link in Madrid, compares the performance of 61 countries that account for 90% of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. Switzerland has scaled up its climate strategy ambitions, saying that it aims to become climate neutral by 2050. It has…

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Nesting boxes bring back the kestrels

This content was published on Dec 4, 2019 A decline in kestrels in Switzerland’s central plateau region has been reversed, thanks to the installation of nesting boxes.

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Environmental spending and jobs on the rise

This content was published on Dec 4, 2019 Swiss environmental spending has risen 45% in the last eighteen years, while the number of people employed in the sector has almost doubled.

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Several thousand join Swiss climate strikes

This content was published on Nov 29, 2019 Several thousand people have taken part in climate strikes in Swiss cities, saying this should be "Green Friday instead of Black Friday".

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Swiss vulture: shot by a hunter, killed by a golden eagle

This content was published on Nov 26, 2019 A bearded vulture found dead in eastern Switzerland was injured by gunshot but probably died after losing a fight with a golden eagle.

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The slippery slope of Alpine farming

This content was published on Nov 25, 2019 Trying not to slip while walking across a muddy slope, I wondered why farmers hadn’t sold out long ago and moved to towns for a more comfortable life.

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New fears surface regarding old ammo dumped in Lake Geneva

This content was published on Nov 23, 2019 Environmentalists are sounding the alarm about ammunition dumped in Lake Geneva decades ago.

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European rail operators boost capacity

This content was published on Nov 23, 2019 Several European rail companies are providing more options for travel in and out of Switzerland.

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Switzerland must ramp up green energy efforts to meet targets

This content was published on Nov 21, 2019 On Thursday, the Federal Office of EnergyExternal link released its second report that monitors national energy consumption and its effect on the climate. Renewable energy sources accounted for 6.1% of net electricity production at the end of 2018 – some 3,877 gigawatt hours (GWh). This needs to be increased to 4,400 GWh by the end…

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