A close shave for Switzerland's bearded vulture
The black kites that swarm over Switzerland's Lake Geneva are a dime a dozen. Sadly, the same can’t be said for a fellow raptor on the other side of the country that has come close to the brink of extinction. Find out more about the reintroduction of the bearded vulture in the Alps.
Italy’s highest cable car denied a building permit
What would have become Italy’s highest cable car will probably not be built. After strong opposition by NGOs and common citizens, the promoters are denied a building permit.
Energy efficient Zurich is shining example for the EU to follow
Zurich/Switzerland, Brussels/Belgium – WWF calls on European cities and big energy consumers to follow Zurich’s example in promoting energy efficiency.
WWF and UPI defend bio-diversity from the Alps to the Mediterranean
An agreement was initialised in Rome today, 7th of June 2005, between the WWF and the association of Italian Provinces (UPI); the agreement aims at protecting Italian biodiversity with an innovative approach: eco-regional conservation
The EU Parliament not ambitious enough on energy efficiency
Brussels, Belgium - Reducing energy consumption in Europe is an easy to reach target, but the European Parliament is failing to support it. WWF says that the draft directive voted today is not ambitious enough.
Global warming forces Swiss ski resort to wrap glacier
WWF sees the wrapping of a glacier in central Switzerland to reduce the summer melt as a local, short-term solution to dealing with the effects of climate change.
Tropical fruits grown in the Alps
Warm water from railway tunnel will allow tropical fruit and fish production in the Swiss Alps.
Switzerland and the wolf
Looking for wolves in Switzerland is a bit like looking for a needle in a haystack. Perhaps even harder as there are only a handful of them roaming throughout the country’s vast mountain ranges and alpine meadows. But, for many living in the Swiss Alps, this is a handful too many.
Austria to hold Alpine Convention rotating presidency
Alps all-important for Europe's water budget, Austria's Joseph Pöll says, as Austria inaugurates its two year presidency of the Alpine Convention
Plans to wrap Swiss glacier with insulating foam fails to address climate change
Wrapping shrinking Alpine glaciers in insulating foam might protect the natural assets of a ski resort, but it fails to deal with the causes of climate change.