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International science advisors: step up global action to halt biodiversity decline
Ahead of the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP 15, 7-19 December), senior science advisors call on governments to: commit to the Global Biodiversity Framework; invest immediately in actions of beneficial effects on biodiversity; implement robust and effective mechanisms for biodiversity monitoring; coordinate action at local to international levels; foster innovation through the weaving of biodiversity knowledge from diverse systems; and engage the public. These measures are considered important and necessary because three decades after the 1992 Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the global response to biodiversity decline remains woefully insufficient.
Swiss Academy of Engineering Sciences SATW
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Organ donation after assisted suicide: Legal opinion for informed debate
Can organ donation take place in a Swiss hospital following assisted suicide? Both practices are legally permitted, widely accepted in society, and are already carried out in Switzerland. However, their combination raises new ethical and legal questions. In 2025, the Central Ethics Committee (CEC) of the SAMS published a position statement on the ethical aspects of this issue. Today, the SAMS is publishing a commissioned legal opinion on the subject. Both documents are available on our website.
Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences SAMS
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Animal experimentation: ECAE Statement on 3R research
The Ethics Committee for Animal Experimentation (ECAE) has issued a statement on parliamentary initiative 21.426 by Katja Christ, «More resources and incentives for 3R research to accelerate the development of alternatives to animal testing».