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Swiss banks criticised for palm oil involvement

This content was published on Mar 6, 2017 Bread for All and the Swiss Catholic Lenten Fund said Swiss financial institutions were among those approached by palm oil businesses looking for capital for new plantations. However, setting up these new plantations repeatedly involves violating human rights and environmental standards, the NGOs said on Tuesday. Environmental campaigners in Switzerland and other countries have focused…

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Google Street View reveals urban tree cover benefits

This content was published on Mar 4, 2017 The mapping tool has been put to use by Swiss scientists to measure the impact of tree cover in cities.

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From an abandoned refinery to a green city

This content was published on Mar 3, 2017 Inactive since January 2015, the refinery is located in the municipality of Collombey-Muraz, halfway between Sion and Lausanne. The 130 hectares of land would first have to undergo major decontamination work. The investment required to build this city of the future is estimated at nearly CHF4 billion ($3.98 billion). To collect such a sum, entrepreneur…

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Gorbachev slams Swiss chapter for Green Cross woes

This content was published on Feb 22, 2017 In his resignation letterExternal link, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate blames internal bickering, led by the organisation’s Swiss chapter, for recent problems. Green Cross InternationalExternal link has declared itself in a state of “virtual insolvency” after several members, including Switzerland, failed to pay their membership fees. Gorbachev stated that the problems started last year when…

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Amnesty attacks Swiss border policy

This content was published on Feb 22, 2017 The forced deportation of thousands of asylum seekers from Switzerland to Italy since the summer was flagged up in Amnesty’s report on the 2016 human rights situation globally. In particular it described facial discrimination against “people of colour or with North African features”, over-zealous Swiss border guards and the blocking of unaccompanied minors on the…

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Price tag ends Swiss love affair with plastic bags

This content was published on Feb 20, 2017

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Wolf shot illegally in Valais – CHF10,000 reward for info

This content was published on Feb 19, 2017 A female wolf is dead in canton Valais after been shot without the permission of the wildlife authorities.

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Wolf seen in Swiss towns

This content was published on Feb 10, 2017 A young wolf has been sighted walking along the streets in two towns in the French-speaking part of Switzerland.

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‘Wolves and lynx have a role to play’

This content was published on Feb 10, 2017 A conservation biologist explains the role of predators in an ecosystem, and tells us why we should stop and smell the free-tailed bats.

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Swiss banks criticised for palm oil involvement

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Google Street View reveals urban tree cover benefits

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From an abandoned refinery to a green city

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Gorbachev slams Swiss chapter for Green Cross woes

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Amnesty attacks Swiss border policy

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Price tag ends Swiss love affair with plastic bags

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Wolf shot illegally in Valais – CHF10,000 reward for info

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Wolf seen in Swiss towns

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‘Wolves and lynx have a role to play’

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