The newt may soon disappear for ever.
A large number of animals and plants in Switzerland are under threat,
more than a third of the over 10,000 species.
Of course housing construction impacts on biodiversity.
The infrastructure, the roads and rail tracks
cut through the different habitats.
But intensive farming which includes discharges
into the soil also plays a part.
The government wants to assist species directly
and indirectly via measures such as those for roads.
And by sensitizing the population.
It's set to cost 80 m francs per year.
Bridges across motorways, like this one near Winterthur over the A4,
unite fragmented habitats.
For the WWF they are key for a future ecological infrastructure.
Thomas Wirth, responsible for biodiversity at the WWF,
isn't satisfied with the government's action plan.
From our point of view
the action plan contains too many measures
which are ultimately studies, the development of further strategies
or concepts.
It contains too few measures that can be implemented directly on the ground.
Although we've known for some time what has to be done.
What? - The three main points are quite clear:
the links between habitats and the eco-system have to be improved,
CO2 emissions into the environment have to be reduced,
and in future we mustn't pay any more subsidies
that are harmful to biodiversity.
However, pretty landscapes don't show
how bad the situation is in terms of diversity of species.
The WWF and the government believe that
the population is not sufficiently aware of this.
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