Andermatt and Murten among world’s best tourist villages
The World Tourism Organization (WTO) has selected the world's best tourist villages, and for Switzerland, Andermatt (canton of Uri) and…
Climate change and consequences
Rising temperatures over time are changing weather patterns and upsetting the normal balance of nature. This poses many risks to human…
Switzerland focuses on hydrogen for a CO2-free industry
The Association for the Decarbonization of Industry has adopted a strategy aimed at developing holistic and rapidly implementable…
Climate Strategy 2050 submitted for public consultation in Liechtenstein
The government launched the public consultation on Climate Strategy 2050 and adopted the consultation report on raising the climate target…
The federal government strengthens protection of livestock for the 2022 alpine season
The federal government is making additional funds available for the 2022 alpine season for livestock protection given the increase in the…
Switzerland to a national drought prevention and warning system
Switzerland plans to set up an early detection and warning system to detect approaching critical situations several weeks in advance and…
Excellent bilateral relations between Switzerland and Liechtenstein
Relations between Switzerland and the Principality of Liechtenstein are excellent, and the two countries are bound by strong ties of…
Wine consumption increased in 2021 in the Swiss Confederation
After the dip in wine consumption in 2020 due to the health crisis, consumption increased in 2021 to 255 million liters. Despite the…
Hardy Grazing Livestock: Protectors of the Mountain Landscape
Biodiverse mountain pastures are being overgrown by green alder shrubs. A study conducted by Agroscope and ETHZ shows that hardy sheep and…
The Alpen Sinfonietta Journeys – music for bees
This project stems from the awareness of the proponents of the fundamental role of pollinating insects and their importance for the…
The alpine season as candidate for the intangible cultural heritage of UNESCO
An emblematic tradition of mountain areas, the alpine season could soon be inscribed on the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural…
The cow as ambassador of Switzerland
The cow is a symbol in Switzerland and can be found everywhere in different forms: in addition to seeing it grazing a bit 'everywhere in…
Alpine Convention
The Alpine Convention was the first international treaty in the world to consider a transnational mountain area in its entirety