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Nations meet in Geneva to make mercury history

Gold mining in an area known as La Pampa in Peru s Madre de Dios region,

This content was published on Sep 25, 2017 Signatories to the first global treaty to rein in mercury pollution are gathered in Geneva this week to discuss how to seek further progress.

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Cute rodent appears on postcards and plates

This content was published on Sep 14, 2017 Their fat faces grace postcards; their fat is used in salves. In Switzerland, the marmot is part mascot, part medicine chest and part meal.

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Too much toilet roll?

This content was published on Sep 13, 2017 The Swiss are one of the world’s top consumers of toilet paper. What’s the effect on the environment?

Alpine glacier tongue collapses but no damage

This content was published on Sep 10, 2017 Parts of a glacier in the southwestern Swiss Alps have crashed down without causing major damage.

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Swiss nature gets CHF80 million a year

This content was published on Sep 7, 2017 The Swiss government has earmarked CHF80 million per year to implement its biodiversity strategy. Environmental groups say it’s not enough.

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How environmentally friendly is your bank?

This content was published on Sep 6, 2017

Farmer sprays field with pesticides in spring

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Pesticides to be replaced gradually in agriculture

This content was published on Sep 6, 2017 A government plan calls for more drones, robots and robust plants are help cut back on chemicals in Swiss agriculture.

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Alpine country to lose its Alpine museum?

This content was published on Sep 1, 2017 A petition has been launched to save Switzerland's national Alpine Museum.

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Climate researcher awarded top Swiss science prize

This content was published on Sep 1, 2017 Stocker, a professor at the University of Bern, began his research into climatology in the late 1980s. His teams have drilled ice in Greenland and Antarctica to determine to determine greenhouse gas concentrations dating back 800,000 years. Using theoretical modelling techniques, he discovered that there is a close connection between changes in ocean currents and…

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Swiss forests in a race against time

This content was published on Aug 30, 2017 Federal engineers are preparing for forests in the year 2080, by which point temperatures will have risen by four degrees Celsius.

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