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Chemical industry agrees to clean up waste dump in Jura

This content was published on May 16, 2000 The chemical companies from Basel, which have been using the Bonfol site near the French border, agreed to eleminate possible environmental dangers. The agreement came after talks on Monday with the authorities in canton Jura. Cantonal officicals said they presented the industry with a report by experts on cleaning up the Bonfol site, prompting the…

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This week Ron Popper dives into the river for a refreshing travel perspective

This content was published on May 8, 2000 Hordes of teenagers, old hippies, civil servants, foreigners, exhibitionists, amateur jugglers and health freaks are among the thousands making tracks daily to seek out the sun at the Marzilibad, the riverside open-air lido that has become an institution, and indeed a way of life, for many Bernese people and tourists. The Marzilibad, approximately the size…

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Swiss government at odds with environmentalists over endangered animals

This content was published on Apr 10, 2000 Government officials and environmentalists representing Switzerland at the Conference on International Trade of Endangered Species (Cites) starting today in Nairobi are at odds over policy on how best to protect the world’s elephant and whale populations. The Swiss government is prepared to let Norway and Japan downgrade the level of protection enjoyed by its whale…

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Switzerland marks World Water Day

This content was published on Mar 22, 2000 Switzerland is calling for a more fair distribution of water resources at an international meeting at The Hague to mark World Water Day. Although there is enough water to meet global demands, Switzerland says one billion people are still without access to clean water. The week-long forum focused on the recent catastrophic cyanide spills in…

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Swiss initiative for tough action against polluters passed at Water Forum

This content was published on Mar 22, 2000 The second World Water Forum in The Hague has adopted Switzerland’s proposal to hold polluters responsible for cross-border contamination. It was part of the final declaration urging governments to make clean water available to everyone in the world. Switzerland says the protocol on liability will serve as a “large incentive for companies to be more…

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Switzerland lends helping hand to Yugoslavia

This content was published on Mar 22, 2000 On the first anniversary of NATO’s air strikes on Yugoslavia, the country is still counting the cost of the war. Switzerland and a Geneva-based agency are among the few helping Yugoslavia come to terms with the environmental damage. While NATO’s goal of expelling Yugoslav forces from the breakaway province was in effect realised, the air…

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Switzerland seeking tough action against polluters at Water Forum

This content was published on Mar 16, 2000 The second World Water Forum, underway in the Netherlands, is seeking to tackle problems linked to a resource that is becoming ever more scarce. Switzerland is presenting plans for an international protocol aimed at ensuring that polluters are held responsible for cross-border contamination. The meeting will address fears that the number of people without adequate…

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Switzerland steps up relief efforts in Mozambique

This content was published on Mar 10, 2000 An official from the Swiss development agency has just returned from a fact-finding mission to flood-stricken Mozambique. He said the situation was under control for the moment, but warned that further rains could unleash another humanitarian catastrophe. Returning from Mozambique, Jean-Phillipe Jutzi of the Swiss Development Agency said the biggest immediate problem is the distribution…

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Government earmarks aid for storm damage

This content was published on Feb 16, 2000 The Swiss government has approved almost SFr600 million to repair damage caused by December’s storms. In an announcement following the regular cabinet meeting, the Swiss environment minister, Moritz Leuenberger, said the damage had been catastrophic. For several weeks the cantons have been in discussion with the Swiss government about extra help for clearing up and…

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Lothar to cost government SFr600 million

This content was published on Feb 1, 2000 The Swiss government has been asked to stump up SFr600 million to clear up the destruction left by Hurricane Lothar, which swept through Switzerland just after Christmas. The crisis unit set up by the Federal Environment Office to handle the massive clear-up operation presented its proposals at a press conference in Berne. It was the…

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