Swiss voters have cast the final ballots on a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country's cherished plant and ...

Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks, ranks among the world's richest ...

Voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to make authorities do more to protect natural habitats from pollution and development, preliminary results of a referendum showed.

Swiss voters rejected a proposal to enhance protection of natural habitats from pollution and development. The 'biodiversity initiative' aimed to set aside more land for conservation, but over 60% ...

Voters in Switzerland have voted "no" to measures on biodiversity preservation and pension reforms, according to official ...

But some of this biological diversity is under threat, warns the Swiss Federal Office for the Environment. The “biodiversity initiative”, proposed by nature and environmental groups ...

Julie worked as a radio reporter for BBC and independent radio all over the UK before joining swissinfo.ch's predecessor, Swiss Radio International, as a producer. After attending film school ...

On 22 September 2024, the Swiss will vote on two popular initiatives. The first is the biodiversity initiative “For the future of our nature and our landscape”. The second is on a plan to reform ...

In Switzerland, only 13.4% of the territory is dedicated to biodiversity protection, falling short of the 17% target set for 2020 under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Swiss ...

The images continued to circulate in Swiss media and online Tuesday ... local issues — including an initiative to better protect biodiversity in Switzerland, which the Green-Liberal party ...