UNESCO, the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, included them along with nine other forests in Europe in the list of “Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests of the Carpathians and Other Regions of Europe”.
In addition to Switzerland, these are located in Bosnia-Herzegovina, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, Montenegro, Northern Macedonia, Poland, Serbia and Slovakia.
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Tree of life’s a beech
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In autumn, Switzerland’s beech trees are aflame with red leaves. However, they struggle with the higher temperatures that come with climate change.
“The extension […] adds to the outstanding universal value and integrity of the property, which now comprises 94 component parts across 18 countries,” UNESCO said in a statementExternal link on Wednesday.
“The extended property represents an outstanding example of relatively undisturbed, complex temperate forests and exhibits a wide spectrum of comprehensive ecological patterns and processes of pure and mixed stands of European beech across a variety of environmental conditions.”
The forested Bettlachstock (left), next to it the cliffs of the Wandflue in the Solothurn Jura.
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Solothurn’s Bettlachstock has been a cantonal nature reserve for 35 years, where natural development is left largely undisturbed. The oldest trees go back more than 200 years. In Ticino, the beech forests in question are located in tributaries of the Maggia Valley.
Switzerland has 13 sitesExternal link on UNESCO’s World Heritage List: nine cultural and four natural.
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Le Corbusier’s works listed among UNESCO World Heritage sites
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UNESCO added the architectural works of Le CorbusierExternal link – buildings in Switzerland, France, India and Argentina, among others – at the 40th session of the body’s World Heritage Committee on Sunday. An image of Le Corbusier – his horn-rimmed glasses raised to his forehead – has adorned the Swiss ten-franc note since 1997. “A…
Swiss price watchdog slams excessive prices for generic medicines
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The cheapest generic medicines available in Switzerland are more than twice as expensive as in other countries, according to a study by the Swiss price watchdog.
Nature should not figure in net zero calculations: academic study
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The natural removal of CO2 from the atmosphere by forests or oceans should not be included in the net-zero balance of climate protection measures, argue researchers.
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None of the 15 major Swiss retail banks is meeting international climate and biodiversity targets, according to a ranking by WWF Switzerland.
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Nestlé's new CEO Laurent Freixe, has presented plans for the future of the world's largest food company, after his first few weeks in office.
Swiss foreign minister calls on Moscow to end Ukraine war
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It's high time Moscow ended its war against Ukraine, Swiss foreign minister Ignazio Cassis tells the UN Security Council.
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The only alternative to the UN Palestinian agency’s work in Gaza is to allow Israel to run services there, Philippe Lazzarini, UNRWA Commissioner-General, told reporters in Geneva on Monday.
Study reveals food culture differences between Switzerland and neighbours
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Three-quarters of Swiss people consider eating to be a pleasurable, social activity, a new survey reveals. Healthy eating, however, plays a much less important role, it found.
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Swiss Easter processions gain UNESCO stamp
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The Holy Week processions in Mendrisio, in the southern canton of Ticino, have been awarded UNESCO intangible cultural heritage status.
Switzerland targets three more World Heritage sites
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The cabinet has chosen the three sites to add to the country’s existing 12 entries on the World Heritage list. The Salginatobel bridge spanning a valley in Schiers, canton Graubünden, was designed by Robert Maillart. At 90 metres, it was the longest bridge of its kind when it opened in 1930. “It is an architectural…
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As hot and dry 2018 comes to an end, the foliage seems more brilliant than ever. But how well equipped are Switzerland’s trees to survive droughts?
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Like dutiful guards, the trees stand at attention. The peace, the play of shadows and the rustling of the leaves make it a special nature experience.
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