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Helping the mountain forest

This content was published on May 22, 2002 Since 1987, about 10,000 volunteers have donated a week of their holidays to work in reforestation and conservation projects. No special skills or knowledge are necessary, and everyone over 18 years of age can sign up. Special attention is being given this year to the world’s mountain environments since the United Nations has declared 2002…

Switzerland calls for an end to scientific whaling

This content was published on May 21, 2002 The issue of whether to lift the whale-hunting ban will be high on the agenda of the meeting and, according to the Federal Veterinary Office (BVET), Switzerland will fight against the killing of whales for research purposes. Commercial whaling has been banned since 1986, but environmentalists claim that pro-whaling countries such as Japan or Norway…

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Government urged to protect threatened species

This content was published on Apr 3, 2002 On Wednesday the WWF Switzerland launched the European-wide Emerald Network, which demands the protection of habitats and species under the Bern Convention. The WWF Switzerland urges the government and cantons to launch education programmes in order to inform the public about the need to protect certain animals, plants and habitats. In Switzerland there are more…

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Swiss send aid for Afghan earthquake victims

This content was published on Mar 27, 2002 The earthquake, which hit northern Afghanistan, is thought to have claimed up to 1000 lives, and left tens of thousands homeless. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation, or SDC, has an office in Kabul, which will now be strengthened by a relief coordinator from the SDC office in Islamabad, and by members of the…

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Dealers under pressure as ancient forests dwindle

This content was published on Mar 21, 2002 Greenpeace Switzerland is observing the day by calling on importers to stop trading in the destruction of ancient forests. In two campaigns this month, the environmental organisation has targeted Switzerland’s biggest parquet or wooden floor manufacturer, Bauwerk, as well as the door producer, Brunegg. It has also published a list of companies which import wood…

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Swiss environment struggles with pollutants, development

This content was published on Mar 18, 2002 The federally funded Swiss National Science Foundation on Monday released a harsh assessment of the nation’s environmental health, after ten years of research. The report shows that despite growing awareness of environmental damage, Switzerland is struggling to live within its ecological limits. The report concludes that the national environment is “heavily encumbered”, and warns of…

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A bright spot in the battle against climate change

This content was published on Feb 2, 2002 Amid the ongoing torrent of bad news about climate change, a recent gathering of scientists at the Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich said the news was not all doom and gloom. The American scientist who discovered ozone depletion, Sherwood Rowland, said the ozone hole over Antarctica has stabilised and should repair itself over the…

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Migros goes “green” over palm oil

This content was published on Feb 1, 2002 Migros has teamed up with the Swiss section of the World Wide Fund for Nature in drawing up a set of minimum environmental and social standards for its palm oil products. According to the company, tropical forests are being decimated by the rapid growth in demand for palm oil, which is used in the production…

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Annan recruited to sell Swiss mountains

This content was published on Jan 5, 2002 Annan will be seen enthusing about the Swiss mountains in a documentary to be screened on British television. The 52-minute “Mountain Spirit”, which will premiere in Cannes in the spring, is one of a number of projects undertaken by Switzerland Tourism during the Year of the Mountain. “It would have been unforgivable to miss such…

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Mountains loom larger as New Year approaches

This content was published on Dec 11, 2001 A former Swiss president, Adolf Ogi, kicked off the Year with an address to the United Nations, in which he stressed that mountains are not barriers but rather unite all the people of the world. At the same time in Bern, which lies within sight of the majestic peaks of the Eiger, Mönch and Jungfrau,…

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