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The pond shortage threatening biodiversity

A cover image for a Nouvo video about ponds in Switzerland.

This content was published on Oct 17, 2017 Ponds are nice to look at, but you might be surprised how important they are for the environment.

People standing in front of the Palais in Geneva

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How decisions in Geneva impact all of our lives

This content was published on Oct 16, 2017 What actually takes place behind the scenes of the United Nations in Geneva? In a new series, Imogen Foulkes provides some surprising insights.

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Tree of life’s a beech

This content was published on Oct 15, 2017 In autumn, Switzerland’s beech trees are aflame with red leaves. However, they struggle with the higher temperatures that come with climate change.

Switzerland and France sign hydroelectric dam agreement

This content was published on Oct 13, 2017 Swiss and French authorities have agreed to adopt regulations aimed at improving the joint management of three hydroelectric dams to reduce the mortality of fish species.

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Gold and silver worth millions found in Swiss sewage

This content was published on Oct 10, 2017 In Ticino, concentrations of gold in sewage are “sufficiently high for recovery to be potentially worthwhile”.

A cover image for a Nouvo video about an eco-friendly form of architecture.

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The architecture of the future?

This content was published on Oct 6, 2017 Living self-sufficiently in an eco-friendly house seems to be a dream shared by many Swiss people.

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Most of world’s honey is contaminated

This content was published on Oct 5, 2017 Swiss researchers have found that 75% of honey contains traces of neonicotinoid pesticides.

A view across the Hüfifirn or Hüfi Glacier in central Switzerland from 2007

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Most glaciers in central Switzerland to disappear by 2090

This content was published on Oct 5, 2017 The vast majority of glaciers in central Switzerland will have totally disappeared by the end of the 21st century, a study has revealed.

A bare chested Bruno Manser cuts a branch with a machete in the jungle with a town in the background

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‘Paradise War’ wins filmmaker prize

This content was published on Oct 1, 2017 The prize of CHF100,000 ($103,000) was awarded by the Association for the Promotion of Film in Switzerland. The film, directed by Niklaus Hilber and produced by Valentin Greutert, charts Manser’s campaign against forest destruction and political oppression of indigenous people in Sarawak, Malaysia. Manser lived with the Penan tribe in Sarawak between 1984 and 1990, organising blockades…

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Everest pioneer Norman Dyhrenfurth dies aged 99

This content was published on Sep 27, 2017 Swiss-American mountaineer and film maker Norman Dyhrenfurth, leader of the successful American Mount Everest expedition of 1963, has died aged 99.

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