The sale of cherry laurel in Switzerland has been effectively banned by the Federal Council. This is intended to prevent the invasive plant from increasingly entering the environment, spreading further and displacing more ecologically valuable plants.
The damage caused by invasive species is enormous: a UN report last year concluded that they play a key role in about 60 percent of documented animal or plant extinctions. The fairy tale of the solid electric car: Fewer wearing parts, lower costs: But now weak points are becoming apparent.