https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Switzerland in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) will in an unprecedented step probe allegations that conservation group WWF has fostered rights abuses against tribes in Cameroon. https://www.thelocal.ch/20170107/oecd-to-probe-wwf-for-human-rights-abuses Sat, 07 Jan 2017 10:57:48 +0100 oecd-to-probe-wwf-for-human-rights-abuses Eighty-five percent of fish species in Switzerland are under threat and eight have become extinct in the country, according to a report by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF). https://www.thelocal.ch/20161028/wwf-protect-swiss-waterways-or-lose-our-fish Fri, 28 Oct 2016 14:23:00 +0200 wwf-protect-swiss-waterways-or-lose-our-fish Populations of marine mammals, birds, reptiles and fish have dropped by about half in the past four decades, with fish critical to human food suffering some of the greatest declines, Swiss-based environment group WWF warned on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150916/marine-population-crashing Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:11:12 +0200 marine-population-crashing An official shoot-to-kill order on a wolf which has slaughtered 44 sheep in the canton of Valais is “illegal” say wildlife groups, as the sheep were not sufficiently protected. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150915/eco-groups-protest-at-latest-wolf-death-sentence Tue, 15 Sep 2015 13:57:49 +0200 eco-groups-protest-at-latest-wolf-death-sentence Officials in Switzerland on Thursday gave the green light to shoot a wolf blamed for the deaths of 38 sheep, a decision swiftly condemned by the conservation group WWF. https://www.thelocal.ch/20150814/switzerland-orders-death-of-sheep-killing-wolf Fri, 14 Aug 2015 10:45:52 +0200 switzerland-orders-death-of-sheep-killing-wolf Swiss-based environmental organization WWF unveiled a revolutionary urinal on Monday, equipped with an electric turbine which could allow men to generate power while peeing. https://www.thelocal.ch/20130401/wwf-launches-revolutionary-toilet-power-producer Tue, 02 Apr 2013 01:47:00 +0200 wwf-launches-revolutionary-toilet-power-producer The equivalent of one meal a day per person is lost through food waste in Switzerland, with almost half the loss coming from households, according to research conducted by two universities. https://www.thelocal.ch/20121011/swiss-waste-one-meal-a-day-report Thu, 11 Oct 2012 13:39:00 +0200 swiss-waste-one-meal-a-day-report