Swiss limit tourist access in bid to bring back edelweiss
One of Switzerland’s most stunning spots has become the latest to try to limit tourist access, in a bid to protect the environment from...
How Much Does Rolex Spend on Its Perpetual Planet Initiative?
With sustainability an increasingly common theme alongside launches by major watchmakers, it got WatchPro wondering how much the biggest of them all, Rolex, is...
Tajikistan Villages Receive Water Relief
The European Union and Aga Khan Foundation Partner for Rural Development in Tajikistan London, Berlin (25/3 – 80) High in the mountains of Central...
700,000 in danger of glacial lake floods in Switzerland
As glaciers melt lakes often form at their bases. A combination of water build up and geological instability can lead to glacial lake outburst...
Cactus replacing snow on Switzerland mountains. Here’s why
As per the estimates, Opuntia cacti currently make up 23%-30% of the low vegetation cover in the Valais region. Residents in Valais, a canton...