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Referendum rejects plan to boost Switzerland’s biodiversity

Referendum rejects plan to boost Switzerland’s biodiversity

Environmentalists wanted stronger safeguards put in place to protect Switzerland’s biodiversity, but they were defeated by voters who thought it too expensive. ADVERTISEMENT The proposal would have boosted public funding to encourage farmers and others to set aside lands and waterways to let the wild landscape develop. It would also have increased the total area...