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Futuristic eco-hut opens doors above Zermatt

This content was published on Oct 2, 2009 But what looks like a futuristic alpine space station is actually the new hi-tech environmentally friendly Monte Rosa mountain refuge, designed to obtain 90 per cent of its power needs from the sun. Launched in 2003 as a project of the Swiss Alpine Club (SAC) to mark the 150th anniversary of Zurich’s Federal Institute of…

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Experts get down to snowbusiness

This content was published on Oct 2, 2009 These are just some of the topics being investigated at the International Snow Science Workshop (ISSW), being held for the first time in Europe in the mountain resort of Davos. More than 500 snow professionals have been gathering for the five-day meeting, which ends on Friday. It is reputed to be the foremost forum of…

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Experts link climate change and human rights

This content was published on Sep 29, 2009 Micheline Calmy-Rey made the remark on Monday at a Geneva conference on links between climate change and human rights, and their integration into the crucial United Nations Climate Conference negotiations in the Danish capital in December. By directly affecting people’s living conditions, global warming has direct consequences on human rights, the foreign minister commented. “Climate…

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Autumn

This content was published on Sep 28, 2009 A series of images from the four corners of Switzerland which capture the essence of autumn – a moment in time caught between the departing summer and approaching winter.

Have you Binn there?

This content was published on Sep 25, 2009 And hear from one man who has been to and lived in many places in the world, but now makes Binn his home. Their valley could soon be put on the map since it is a candidate to become a park of national importance. (Dale Bechtel, swissinfo.ch)

Climate change energy – detail right

This content was published on Sep 23, 2009

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Links – Not used?

This content was published on Sep 23, 2009

Climate Change – intro tourism

This content was published on Sep 23, 2009 Travellers are responsible for the growth of passenger traffic – by air, road or rail – and therefore greenhouse gas emissions. This dossier investigates the impact climate change is having on alpine resorts – and how they are reacting.

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First zoo-born gorilla reaches half a century

This content was published on Sep 23, 2009 Basel Zoo is throwing a party for Goma, offering her and the zoo’s other gorillas special birthday snacks, and treating the public to a film about her life, as well as giving visitors a sneak preview of a new open air ape enclosure being constructed. The infant Goma was raised by the zoo’s director at…

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Swiss quick to move into Slow Food fast lane

This content was published on Sep 19, 2009 However, the Swiss – as recent studies show – may need less convincing of the benefits of a wholesome meal than the people, for instance, in France or the United States. Over the past few years, books including Fast Food Nation and The Omnivore’s Dilemma exposing the devastating impact of the industrial food system on…

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