Switzerland - Environment
As far as the environment of Switzerland is concerned, there have been air pollution from vehicle emissions; water pollution from agricultural fertilizers; chemical contaminants and erosion damage the soil and limit productivity; loss of biodiversity. As for nvironment - international agreements, we have; Air Pollution, Air Pollution-Heavy Metals, Air Pollution-Multi-effect Protocol, Air Pollution-Nitrogen Oxides, Air Pollution-Persistent Organic Pollutants, Air Pollution-Sulphur 85, Air Pollution-Sulphur 94, Air Pollution-Volatile Organic Compounds, Antarctic-Environmental Protection, Antarctic Treaty, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Climate Change-Kyoto Protocol, Climate Change-Paris Agreement, Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban, Desertification, Endangered Species, Environmental Modification, Hazardous Wastes, Law of the Sea, Marine Dumping-London Convention, Marine Dumping-London Protocol, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer Protection, Ship Pollution, Tropical Timber 2006, Wetlands, Whaling.
About the environment of Switzerland
Climate We have temperate, but varies with altitude; cold, cloudy, rainy/snowy winters; cool to warm, cloudy, humid summers with occasional showers
Revenue from forest resources 0.01% of GDP (2018 est.)
Revenue from coal 0% of GDP (2018 est.)
Waste and recycling Municipal solid waste generated annually: 6.056 million tons (2016 est.)
Total renewable water resources 53.5 billion cubic meters (2020 est.)
Major rivers (by length in km) Rhein (Rhine)  river source (shared with Germany, France, and Netherlands [m]) - 1,233 km
note – [s] after country name indicates river source; [m] after country name indicates river mouth
Total water withdrawal
Municipal 970 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Industrial 640 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Agricultural 160 million cubic meters (2020 est.)
Air pollutants
Particulate matter emissions 8.97 micrograms per cubic meter (2019 est.)
Carbon dioxide emissions 34.48 megatons (2016 est.)
Methane emissions 4.98 megatons (2020 est.)
Land Use
Agricultural land 38.7% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: arable land arable land: 10.2% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent crops permanent crops: 0.6% (2018 est.)
Agricultural land: permanent pasture permanent pasture: 27.9% (2018 est.)
Forest 31.5% (2018 est.)
Other 29.8% (2018 est.)
Urbanization
Urban population 74.2% of total population (2023)
Rate of urbanization 0.79% annual rate of change (2020-25 est.)
Major urban areas (Pop) 1.432 million Zurich, 441,000 BERN (capital) (2023).
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Switzerland is found in Western Europe