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Homeland protection
Historic Horse Chestnut Avenue at Hirschengraben in Bern Threatened to Be Destroyed!
On 7 March 2021, the citizens of Bern will vote on the implementation loan for the construction and traffic measures in connection with the expansion of the train station Bern. More than two dozen healthy old trees - each one a biodiversity paradise in its own right - are to be sacrificed for an additional station exit that is a failure of planning. This crime against nature in the city of Bern must be stopped!
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Second Homes: Helvetia Nostra's Third Historic Victory in Swiss Federal Court
Once again the federal court has agreed with Helvetia Nostra: With two verdicts delivered, the highest court in Switzerland uncovers flagrant abuse of the law and further restricts the construction of „hidden second homes“. Since the Second Home Initiative was adopted on 11 March 2012, Helvetia Nostra has strongly campaigned against the misuse and bypassing of the second homes law in communities with a proportion of second homes that is over 20 per cent.