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Swiss miss out on chance to lead climate panel

This content was published on Oct 6, 2015 Stocker was among six candidates vying for the top position at the IPCC. The election to the world’s pre-eminent climate body at the IPCC annual plenary meeting in Dubrovnik, Croatia was far from straightforward. No candidate was able to get a simple majority in the first round of voting. A second ballot featuring the two…

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Competing to be the best twitcher

This content was published on Oct 3, 2015 The most successful team this year racked up 134 different birds, but it could not crack the record of 137. The 25 teams of bird watchers spent a day travelling dozens of kilometres, spotting and recording the rarest as well as the more common birds in Switzerland. Excitement and thrills are part and parcel of…

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Invasive plant species all over the internet

This content was published on Oct 2, 2015 Researchers in Zurich have discovered that the sale of invasive plant species over the internet is much more widespread than previously thought.

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Swiss candidate says his ‘chances are intact’ to lead top climate panel

This content was published on Sep 28, 2015 His global publicity tour has already taken him to Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Argentina, Brazil, Indonesia, China, Japan, Russia, Germany, France, the Maldives, Pakistan, India and Thailand – and the list goes on. During his campaign, Stocker has actually visited 30 countries and contacted ten by phone. Eloquent, dynamic, ambitious, Thomas Stocker remains calm…

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What research can do for organic farming

This content was published on Sep 23, 2015 Conventional farming is on the decline in Switzerland while organic is steadily growing, with 12% of all Swiss farms now certified as organic producers. An important source of know-how is the FiBL Research Institute for Organic Agriculture. FIBL tests new technologies and passes the findings on to farmers. FiBL is one of the world’s leading…

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For alpine plants, climate change means competition

This content was published on Sep 17, 2015 Researchers from ETH Zurich have shown that alpine plants could face not only warmer temperatures, but also deadly competition from unfamiliar species.

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Not everyone wants to see the light

This content was published on Sep 17, 2015 These striking images of light pollution reflect a form of environmental damage that has serious consequences for humans and wildlife.

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Voters urged to reject pseudo green politicians

This content was published on Aug 25, 2015 All parties flash their green credentials in the run-up to elections but then forget their promises, said the coalition of Greenpeace, Pro Natura, WWF Switzerland, the Swiss Traffic Association, Birdlife Switzerland and the Swiss Energy Foundation. On Tuesday it said it had examined – and exposed – “concrete political promises and statements” made by political…

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Net tightens on fishing profession

This content was published on Aug 25, 2015 Complex environmental and other challenges threaten the livelihoods of the few remaining professional fishermen in Switzerland.

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Researching heat-resistant cereals

This content was published on Aug 22, 2015

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