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What’s happening to Europe’s longest glacier?

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 From the top of the Moosfluh peak above the village of Riederalp, the sweeping panoramic vista takes your breath away. A huge grey-and-white cracked sea of ice snakes into view from around a distant mountain. Just below, an elderly Japanese couple munch away on their packed lunch, silently digesting the natural wonder from their balcony…

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Aletsch

This content was published on Aug 12, 2016 New images from the book “Aletsch – Der grösste Gletscher der Alpen“ (Aletsch – the biggest glacier in the Alps) by Valais-based photographer Marco Volken (Photos: Marco Volken/AS Verlag)

Wind farm gets new turbines

This content was published on Aug 4, 2016 Run by Bern-based electricity company BKW, the Mont Crosin wind farm in the Jura mountains has 16 wind turbines. The four oldest are now in the process of being replaced by more powerful ones. In a traffic-stopping manoeuvre on Wednesday, one of the new blades was carefully transported through the town of La Ferriere –…

Swiss solar plane ends round-the-world tour

This content was published on Jul 26, 2016 Solar Impulse 2 completes its record-breaking, round-the-world tour. Here are the facts on this high-flying project.

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What would make you give up your car?

This content was published on Jul 19, 2016 When it comes to commuting, the environment isn't always a priority.

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Rainforest activist

This content was published on Jul 15, 2016 He became a household name in Switzerland in the 1990s when he staged a 60-day hunger strike outside the Swiss parliament to highlight the plight of the Penan. Manser disappeared in the Malaysian jungle in 2000, and a Swiss court declared him dead five years later. The work he began continues through the Bruno Manser…

Swiss wake up to snowfall in July

This content was published on Jul 14, 2016 The Säntis mountain in north-eastern Switzerland saw 13 centimetres of snow. It is very unusual to see snow below 2,000 metres at this time of the year, but it was falling as low as 1,600 metres in some parts of Switzerland. The Susten, Furka and Nufenen passes were closed as a result of the surprising…

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The Hostettlers and their Guarani jungle paradise

This content was published on Jul 12, 2016 It has been 36 years since Christine and Hans Hostettler decided that they preferred comfort to freedom and settled in an idyllic but inhospitable part of southern Paraguay. They founded an organic farm, which they named Nueva Gambach after their home village in the Bernese Oberland. Their house is located near the San Rafael nature reserve,…

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Tax on meat suggested to combat climate change

This content was published on Jul 12, 2016 Swiss meat consumption fell last year as consumers lost their appetite in particular for horse, veal and beef. But federal figures in 2016 show that per-capita consumption of meat dropped just 1.3kg between 2007 and 2013, to less than 60kg per person per year. Switzerland should take steps to strengthen that trend, say environmentalists, who…

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Swiss CO2 emissions drop thanks to strong currency

This content was published on Jul 11, 2016 The figures released by the Federal Office for the Environment on Monday looks less impressive when not adjusted for weather and subsequently heating use – without it, emissions rose by 5% for the year. The country’s carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions stood at 17.87 million tonnes, or 23.6% lower than in 1990, the benchmark year used…

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