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Swiss launch plans for Year of Biodiversity

This content was published on Jan 12, 2010 Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger, who was present to mark the official campaign opening along with leading experts and environmental non-governmental organisations, has pointed to the importance of biodiversity both ethically and economically. “The conservation of biodiversity is of central importance for Switzerland’s sustainable development, because it not only guarantees an ecological balance but also prosperity…

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Selling the idea of fair trade

This content was published on Jan 11, 2010 With each Swiss spending on average SFr32.75 ($31.9) per year on such items, they are way ahead of their nearest rivals, the British, who spend the equivalent of SFr18 and the Danes, who spend SFr11.30. The fair trade movement aims to help small producers in developing countries to achieve economic self-sufficiency, giving them better market…

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Airport body scanners divide Swiss

This content was published on Jan 3, 2010 The Swiss aviation authority says the scanners would be a useful security tool, but the defence minister has ruled them out. Dutch authorities say 15 of the machines will be in use at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport within three weeks for passengers travelling to the United States. Nigeria and Britain also plan to introduce the scanners…

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Souffia named Fish of the Year

This content was published on Jan 2, 2010 The Swiss Fishing Association said it wanted to draw attention during the Year of Biodiversity to the struggle for animal survival and the depletion of fish stocks. The small, thin fish is “unknown, underestimated and threatened”, according to the association, which added fishers were barely aware of the species and that few souffias have ever…

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Magic lights

This content was published on Dec 21, 2009 For the past nine years in December, trees in the centre of Geneva have been clad in lights, colours, music, painted or wrapped as Swiss and foreign artists turn them into works of art. (Picture editor: Salome Weber, swissinfo.ch)

“Chaotic drama” of Copenhagen roundly panned

This content was published on Dec 20, 2009 Environment Minister Moritz Leuenberger, who already said the conference had not lived up to its billing, on Sunday personally criticised Denmark’s prime minister as “coarse”. In an interview with the SonntagsBlick newspaper, Leuenberger used a German expression to compare the organisational skills of Lars Rasmussen to those of a gauche Viking; he slammed the conference’s…

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Steady snow leads to road accidents

This content was published on Dec 19, 2009 Temperatures in the Swiss lowlands dropped below minus ten degrees Celsius, with many regions remaining cold throughout Saturday. Meteorologists expect lows to reach between minus ten and minus 15 degrees Celsius on Saturday night. The poor road conditions were blamed for about three dozen accidents with a span of several hours in canton Zurich. There…

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Tectonic Arena Sardona

This content was published on Dec 15, 2009 This alpine area of more than 300 km² in eastern Switzerland is an exceptional example of the mountain-forming process and is considered fundamental to our understanding of plate tectonics.

Young free climber conquers the world

This content was published on Dec 11, 2009

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Finn the bear is out of the woods

This content was published on Dec 7, 2009 Authorities at the Bern Bear Park said the four-year-old bruin was no longer limping around. He had a quiet weekend but was still hungry. Vets have yet to decide whether Finn will be X-rayed under general anaesthesia or whether he must be operated on. Finn took a shot in November after attacking a mentally handicapped…

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