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Why Switzerland is still not ready to face heatwaves
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (1327+ words) I cover climate change and energy through reportages, articles, interviews and in-depth reports. I am interested in the impacts of global warming on everyday life and solutions for an emission-free planet. Passionate about travel and discovery, I studied biology and…...
Study finds high levels of microplastics enter Swiss soil each year
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (250+ words) A research team from Swiss federal research institutes Empa (material science), Eawag (aquatic science) and Agroscope (agriculture) has, for the first time, systematically investigated atmospheric microplastic pollution, as Empa announced on Thursday. According to the researchers, around 78 tonnes of this…...
Swiss fishermen and women launch 'wild fish' label
6+ day, 20+ hour ago (299+ words) Swiss professional fishers’ associations are thus creating, for the first time, a standardised identification label for local fish. It is intended to help distinguish local wild fish from imported or farmed products. The label was developed by the Lake Fishing…...
Swiss canton Valais wants complete eradication of two wolf packs
1+ week, 19+ hour ago (228+ words) The request from Valais, submitted to the FOEN at the end of August, forms part of the fourth phase of wolf management in Switzerland. The packs in Augstbord and the Nanz Valley are to be completely eradicated, including their cubs,…...
How drought affects Swiss forests
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (998+ words) I cover climate change and energy through reportages, articles, interviews and in-depth reports. I am interested in the impacts of global warming on everyday life and solutions for an emission-free planet. Passionate about travel and discovery, I studied biology and…...
Swiss NGO uses woollen blankets to reduce glacier melt
1+ week, 3+ day ago (200+ words) For the “Keep it Wool” experiment, two blankets made of sheep’s wool, each measuring 100 square metres, were laid out at Glacier 3000 in Les Diablerets at the end of June. The NGO Summit Foundation carried out the experiment in collaboration with…...
Emotions beat facts at promoting climate action, says study
1+ week, 4+ day ago (269+ words) A research team from the University of Geneva (UNIGE) analysed 71 studies involving a total of 216,000 participants for the study, the university announced on Tuesday. The researchers compared the impact of 15 different communication strategies on climate change. The analysis revealed that…...
When Switzerland launched rockets to fight hail
1+ week, 5+ day ago (952+ words) I cover climate change and energy through reportages, articles, interviews and in-depth reports. I am interested in the impacts of global warming on everyday life and solutions for an emission-free planet. Passionate about travel and discovery, I studied biology and…...
Truth or tale: Is Switzerland ‘doing nothing’ to prepare for climate change?
1+ week, 5+ day ago (544+ words) I cover climate and sustainability topics with a data-driven perspective. Trained as a journalist but working as a data scientist, I combine storytelling with analysis to uncover the facts behind Switzerland’s green transition. At SWI swissinfo.ch, I focus on…...
Swiss government unveils CHF70m package to tackle heat and drought
2+ week, 3+ day ago (240+ words) The government is proposing a CHF17.5 million increase in the forestry budget for 2027, it said on Wednesday. From 2028, the environment ministry would be able to seek an additional CHF17.5 million in funding each year. This content was published on Jul 28, 2026 Fifty years…...