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Glyphosate considered no health risk by Swiss authorities

Protest against Syngenta company in Basel in 2016

This content was published on May 9, 2018 The widely used weedkiller glyphosate is no health risk for consumers in Switzerland, according to the government.

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Celebrating avenues of Swiss trees

This content was published on May 5, 2018 Like dutiful guards, the trees stand at attention. The peace, the play of shadows and the rustling of the leaves make it a special nature experience.

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Almost 30 died in avalanches in Swiss Alps last winter

This content was published on May 3, 2018 The winter of 2017-2018 was characterised by “extraordinary” snowfall in the Swiss Alps and a greater number of avalanche deaths than usual.

Swissinfo journalist Susan Misicka with a pile of rubbish she collected

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Why don’t the Swiss recycle more plastic?

This content was published on May 1, 2018 For 30 days, swissinfo.ch journalist Susan Misicka saved all of her plastic garbage, but found that not even half of it could be recycled.

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Swiss households fork out more to protect the environment

This content was published on Apr 26, 2018 Between 2008 and 2016, Swiss spending on environmental protection rose by 5%, though its proportion of GDP slightly fell.

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Plastic in organic bins exceeds legal limits

This content was published on Apr 26, 2018 Rules in place since 2017 stipulate that plastic must not exceed 0.1% of the dry weight of compost thrown away by members of the public for recycling.

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One thousand Swiss buildings could be contaminated with radium

This content was published on Apr 24, 2018 The study by the University of Bern, commissioned by the Federal Office of Public Health, shows that radium was used in almost 700 buildings. In addition, there are approximately 300 other buildings where the use of radium is uncertain. The findings double previous estimates of potential radium contamination in Switzerland. A third of the identified…

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Three out of eight Swiss bird species endangered

This content was published on Apr 23, 2018 Worldwide, about one in eight bird species is endangered. In Switzerland, it’s three times as many.

An aerial view shows the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva

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Geneva to host new sustainable finance network

This content was published on Apr 23, 2018 The United Nations Environment Programme is establishing the secretariat of its new network of Financial Centres for Sustainability in Geneva.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about repair cafés in Switzerland.

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Fix it, don’t chuck it!

This content was published on Apr 21, 2018 Not being able to tell a spanner from a hammer is no longer an excuse to throw something away when it breaks: a repair café could be the answer to your problems.

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