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Brown bear back in Switzerland

This content was published on Jul 28, 2005 Officials said on Thursday that a bear had been spotted in a national park in the east of the country. Two park rangers saw the animal early on Thursday morning in the Müstair valley in Graubünden, according to National Parks spokesman Hans Lozza. The sighting was near the border with Italy, where there is already…

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The greatest alpine show on earth?

This content was published on Jul 19, 2005 People are flocking to see global warming at work in the Swiss Alps. A rapidly melting glacier has become a must-see.

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Edelweiss

This content was published on Jul 11, 2005 Farmers in Sembrancher in canton Valais started growing Edelweiss over a decade ago. This symbol of the Swiss Alps is protected in the wild but when it’s grown commercially, it offers a lot of potential for cosmetics and food industries. (Michele Andina, swissinfo.ch)

Third of Swiss tsunami donations allocated

This content was published on Jun 22, 2005 The charity, which is the fundraising arm of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation, swissinfo’s parent company, received record donations of SFr224 million. Swiss Solidarity and its partner organisations have already put SFr56 million into use for relief work. Further projects worth almost SFr14 million are currently being processed. To date, Swiss Solidarity has cooperated with 14…

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National parks back on parliamentary agenda

This content was published on May 31, 2005 Switzerland currently has only one national park, despite being a pioneer of the idea more than 90 years ago. In 1914, Switzerland led the way in creating the first national park in the alpine region and in central Europe. It is situated near the village of Zernez, in the southeastern corner of the country. But…

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Swiss call for better management of forests

This content was published on May 21, 2005 The comments were made during the fifth UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) meeting, currently taking place in New York. The UN’s Millennium Goals were unanimously approved by 191 nations, including Switzerland, in 2000. One of their aims is to reduce poverty and hunger by half over the next ten years and to ensure environmental sustainability.…

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Competition launched for alpine protection

This content was published on Apr 14, 2005 The six best projects will be rewarded with prizes of €25,000 (SFr38,800). Cipra announced the international “Future in the Alps” competition on Thursday at simultaneous news conferences in the Swiss capital, as well as Munich, Innsbruck, Milan, Grenoble and Ljubljana. “The aim… is to reward and financially support any practical project, initiative or activity in…

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Legacy of rainforest “Robin Hood” lives on

This content was published on Mar 11, 2005 But Manser’s efforts to save the rainforest have not been forgotten and continue to influence attitudes towards tropical wood. “It’s five years since Bruno vanished without a trace, so it’s not just a legal step, but also a symbolic one,” said Lukas Straumann, director of the Bruno Manser Fund, set up by the environmentalist to…

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More nature parks but no government funds

This content was published on Feb 23, 2005 It gave in to pressure by parliament but ruled out granting federal funds for the parks. “Nature parks are perfect examples for a policy of sustainability,” said the environment minister, Moritz Leuenberger, presenting the cabinet proposals on Wednesday. He said such parks would allow the promotion of ecologically friendly tourism, ensure the survival of local…

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Swiss call for stronger defence of environment

This content was published on Feb 21, 2005 The head of the Swiss environment agency, Philippe Roch, will also call for improved protection of the world’s drinking-water reserves. A healthy environment will be the focus of the UNEP meeting at its headquarters in the Kenyan capital. Officials will be looking at how to bolster global, regional and national environments, with the aim of…

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