Swiss government cuts funding for forest conservation

At a time when Switzerland’s vegetation is suffering from extreme heat and drought, the government intends to cut – from 2027 – the funding allocated to helping forests adapt to climate change. The news, first reported by the Sunday paper NZZ am Sonntag and confirmed by the Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) to the Swiss News Agency Keystone-ATS, has caused consternation among the Conference on Forests, Wildlife and Landscape (CFP). According to the Zurich-based newspaper, Environment…