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More protection against GMO crossover
by zopemaster — published Oct 08, 2004 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:04 AM — filed under: ,
The Environment Ministers of Switzerland, Austria, Liechtenstein and Germany have called for genetically modified plants to be regulated by cross-border legislation. At the traditional annual meeting held in Potsdam on 16 September the four Ministers discussed not only ecological and transport policy issues but also how to deal with gene technology in agriculture.
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Alpine summit flora undergoing rapid change
by zopemaster — published Nov 03, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
As part of their study on the "Influence of Climate Change on Succession Processes and Population Dynamics of Vegetation in Alpine Environments" research teams at the universities of Hanover/D and Zurich/CH have concluded that the rate of change in the floristic composition of vegetation in the Swiss Alps is increasing all the time. According to the experts this trend is consistent with global climate change.
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Increasingly dense network of GMO-free regions
by zopemaster — published Dec 15, 2005 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:05 AM — filed under: , , ,
(15.12.2005) The alliance of regions voluntarily committed to dispensing with the use of genetically modified organisms in agro plant cultivation (founded by Upper Austria/A and Tuscany/I in November 2003) now includes 36 members across Europe.
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350 newly discovered species in the Himalayas
by zopemaster — published Aug 13, 2009 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:15 AM — filed under: , , , ,
A flying frog and the world's smallest deer are among the species discovered in the Himalayas in the last ten years. According to a report recently published by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), between 1998 and 2008, a total of 353 new species were identified.
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Bruin is back!
by zopemaster — published Apr 26, 2012 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
The number of bears in the province of Trento has grown, while the damage they cause has fallen significantly, states the report on bears in the province. But not all is well for Bruin and friends.
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Wolves: France wants to shoot them while Switzerland celebrates new-borns
by begle — published Nov 15, 2012 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:08 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
In Switzerland they are celebrating the first new generation of wolves. But where should these wolves go? A national park in the south of France has initiated a debate on this topic - with consequences for the Alps.
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Genetic engineering: sinister passengers in the Alps
by zopemaster — published Jan 29, 2014 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , , , , ,
In Switzerland genetically modified rapeseed is spreading in uncontrolled fashion. Yet its cultivation and use for feeding have been prohibited there since 2008. How is it that such rape is appearing in places where it has no right to be?
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No GMO-free zone in Upper Austria says EU
by zopemaster — published Sep 11, 2003 — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:10 AM — filed under: , ,
The EU Commission has rejected Austria's request to approve national measures for a three-year ban on genetically modified organisms. The federal province of Upper Austria was to have been declared a GMO-free zone. The government of the province of Upper Austria felt that a general ban on genetically modified seed stock was justified inasmuch as the issue of the coexistence of agricultural methods of cultivation with and without genetically modified organisms had not yet been fully resolved.
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Migrations of birds in Trentino (Italian Alps)
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:17 AM — filed under: ,
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Transgenic plants
by zopemaster — last modified Jul 07, 2021 01:07 AM — filed under: ,
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