Sustainable, healthy living
Through SWICA Terra Vital, a joint project with the WWF, SWICA aims to demonstrate its commitment to the health of humans and the environment over the next five years. The project covers two areas: peatlands and regenerative agriculture.
Protecting peatlands
Peatlands (moorlands) are unique ecosystems, almost 90 per cent of which have disappeared in Switzerland. Supporting peatland protection projects in the area of revitalisation and rewilding, is a way of counteracting this. Visiting peatlands and working together to maintain them is also good for the wellbeing of the people involved.
Regenerative agriculture
The quality of the soil in Switzerland was neglected for a long time and 50 to 70 per cent of the organic material it contained has been lost owing to intensive land use. One consequence of the reduced humus content is that the soil is less able to store water, nutrients and CO2.
What SWICA is doing
- Revitalising part of the upland moor
- Rewetting the upland moor by filling in drainage ditches and installing sheet piling
- Creating two water features
- Building an observation platform for visitors
- Riedbodenmoor Brambrüesch, Graubünden
- Lörmoos, Bern
- Breitfeld, St. Gallen
- Kaubadweiher pond, Appenzell-Innerrhoden
Fancy getting involved? You'll find current peatland volunteer opportunities here (in German).
As part of this project, up to seven farmers will convert their farms over three years and receive support from the Agricultura Regeneratio association.
More on Agricultura Regeneratio (in German)
More on Agricultura Regeneratio (in German)
