In the future a fifth of the area of Switzerland is expected to be classed as nature parks.
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The Swiss National Park and the Unesco biosphere in the Entlebuch were the country’s first nature parks. In 2010 there will be two more protected nature areas. More park projects have been given the green light or are in preparation.
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Nature park status becomes engine of growth
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In the last two years, the total area of the country being set aside as parkland has jumped from 0.4 to 14 per cent (5,750km2). The figure could rise to 20 per cent. The explosive growth is the result of a new law governing the establishment and operation of parks, the Nature and Cultural Heritage…
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