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Swiss voters rejected two referendums on Sunday – one on an expansion of nature conservation and the other on a partial pension reform – according to projections by the Swiss institute gfs.bern, which was commissioned by Swiss television. The figures showed 63% of citizens voting against a proposal aimed to require the federal government and cantons to better protect biodiversity, the landscape, and the country’s cultural heritage. More areas and funds were to be made available for the preservation of biodiversity under the plan. Those who voted did not consider the problem of biodiversity to …

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