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A cover image for a Nouvo video about a Swiss blogger and her zero-waste lifestyle.

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Producing no waste and buying in bulk

This content was published on Jul 10, 2018 Gabrielle has chosen a greener lifestyle for her son and herself. Here is how she does it:

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Why the Swiss dump their rubbish in France

This content was published on Jul 9, 2018 French border towns are reacting after a slew of incidents of Swiss residents being caught dumping rubbish across the border in France.

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Young Swiss gearing up for Arctic mission

This content was published on Jul 8, 2018 When your own carbon footprint is large, how do you convince others to change their ways to help reduce global warming?

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Flood map highlights areas at risk

This content was published on Jul 4, 2018 The Federal Office for the Environment have completed a nationwide, interactive map tool detailing areas with potential flood danger.

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Swiss government believes ‘fair food’ initiative is unnecessary

This content was published on Jul 2, 2018 The Federal Council has said that a Green Party initiative demanding that all food imports meet Swiss sustainability norms is unnecessary.

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Alpine group objects to wolf protection status

This content was published on Jun 29, 2018 Whilst Switzerland is not in the EU, some Swiss cantons also belong to Arge AlpExternal link that is also made up of regions in Germany, Austria and Italy. Whatever decisions are taken by the EU with regards to protection of the migratory predators would have an impact in Switzerland. Arge Alp argues that wolves no…

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Switzerland urges more support for UN climate change panel

This content was published on Jun 29, 2018 The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), needs greater support, says a Swiss official.

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Winter flu deaths and same sex unions drive 2017 population trends

This content was published on Jun 28, 2018 An overall uptick in deaths in 2017 reflects a higher than normal fatality rate among seniors due to the winter flu epidemic. This will have a one-off effect on life expectancy, but does not compromise a longer-term upward trend, the FSO noted. In 2017, same-sex unions also went up significantly: nearly 800 same-sex couples chose…

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Plastic and cigarettes make up bulk of Swiss beach litter

This content was published on Jun 28, 2018 According to a litter study, plastic is the most common waste material found in Swiss rivers and lakes, with non-biodegradable cigarette butts second.

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The case of the missing meadow

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Producing no waste and buying in bulk

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Why the Swiss dump their rubbish in France

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Young Swiss gearing up for Arctic mission

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Flood map highlights areas at risk

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Swiss government believes ‘fair food’ initiative is unnecessary

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Alpine group objects to wolf protection status

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Switzerland urges more support for UN climate change panel

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Winter flu deaths and same sex unions drive 2017 population trends

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Plastic and cigarettes make up bulk of Swiss beach litter

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