Christoph Wiedmer

From 1991 to 2006 Christoph Wiedmer worked as a campaign manager for Greenpeace Switzerland and a consultant for Greenpeace International. Since 2006 he has headed the Society for Threatened Peoples Switzerland and is a board member of the Society for Threatened Peoples International. From 2015 to 2023 he was a member of the advisory board of the Swiss National Contact Point of the OEDC.

Opinion

Chinese electric vehicle maker eyes Swiss market – consumers beware

This content was published on Apr 12, 2024 Electric cars are key to the energy transition but they can come at a price to Indigenous Peoples and their environment, warns Christoph Wiedmer.

Detail view of a thousand Swiss franc note

Life & Aging

Switzerland no longer wants to foot the bill for ‘suicide tourism’

On Lake Geneva, the bise can lead to high waves.

Swiss Abroad

The bise, the ill wind unique to Switzerland

Alpine Environment

A new start for the ‘sleeping beauty’ of the Swiss Alps

International Geneva

Swiss budget cuts increase pressure on International Geneva

A mountain guide visits a cave formed by melting ice at the end of the Zinal glacier in November 2021.

Climate change

Could Switzerland become part of a Paris Agreement exodus?

Are direct democracies more vulnerable to disinformation?

The wave of disinformation is expected to particularly affect direct democracies such as Switzerland or many US states.

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Dec 5, 2024

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As a Swiss Abroad, how do you feel about the emergence of more conservative family policies in some US states?

In recent years several US states have adopted more conservative policies on family issues, abortion and education. As a Swiss citizen living there, how do you view this development?

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Jan 23, 2025

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