Swiss voters reject plan to boost biodiversity
Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters reject plan to better protect the country’s biodiversity
Swiss voters have rejected a proposal to increase protections for the Alpine country's cherished plant and animal life.
Rejected biodiversity initiative enjoyed strong Swiss Abroad support
Analysis of the voting trends of Swiss citizens abroad reveals that they cast their votes on Sunday very differently to people in Switzerland.
Swiss voters reject biodiversity initiative, surprising conservationists
Voters in Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposal to make authorities do more to protect natural habitats from pollution and development, preliminary results of a referendum showed, reported Reuters.
Swiss voters reject biodiversity, pension reforms
Voters in Switzerland have voted "no" to measures on biodiversity preservation and pension reforms, according to official initial results.Switzerland on Sunday held a popular vote on two national issues.
Swiss voters reject plan to boost biodiversity conservation
Voters in Switzerland rejected on Sunday a proposal to enhance nature protection in the country, with opponents claiming the reform would be too costly and jeopardise business development. Dubbed “For the future of our nature and our landscape” and backed by conservation organisations Pro Natura,
Swiss voters reject plan to better protect the country's biodiversity
“Passage of the biodiversity initiative would severely limit (sustainable) energy and food production, restrict the use of forests and rural areas for tourism, and make construction more expensive,” argued the campaign for a “no” vote on its website. “YES to biodiversity, but NO to the extreme biodiversity initiative.”
Birds, bees and ballots: Swiss voters reject plan to better protect country’s biodiversity
More than 63 per cent of voters rejected initiative that aimed to boost public funding to encourage farmers to let the wild develop more Switzerland, known for natural beauty like pristine lakes and majestic Alpine peaks,
Swiss Voters Shoot Down Government’s Pension-Fund Reform
Swiss voters rebuffed a government plan to reform company pension funds, marking the second time this year that a proposal to adapt the country’s retirement system to changed demographics was rejected in a plebiscite.
Swiss voters reject environment, pensions reforms: official results
Swiss voters rejected proposals to bolster biodiversity protections as well as a pensions reform in twin referendums on Sunday, according to projected results.
Swiss vote on pensions and environment protections
Switzerland may be associated with pristine natural landscapes, but environmentalists sounding the alarm over its endangered ecosystems are urging voters to back broader biodiversity protections in a referendum Sunday.
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