The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency ( sv, Naturvårdsverket) is a
government agency in Sweden
The government agencies in Sweden are state-controlled organizations that act independently to carry out the policies of the Government of Sweden. The ministries are relatively small and merely policy-making organizations, allowed to monitor the ...
responsible for proposing and implementing environmental policies. It was founded in 1967 and reports to the
Swedish Ministry of the Environment.
The following is a summary of Sweden's Sixteen Environmental Quality Objectives (verbatim from the Agency's own website, July, 2008.):
Sweden's national environmental objectives
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Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
* Reduced Climate Impact
* Clean Air
* Natural Acidification Only
* A Non-Toxic Environment
* A Protective Ozone Layer
The ozone layer or ozone shield is a region of Earth's stratosphere that absorbs most of the Sun's ultraviolet radiation. It contains a high concentration of ozone (O3) in relation to other parts of the atmosphere, although still small in rela ...
* A Safe Radiation
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* ''electromagnetic radiation'', such as radio waves, microwaves, infrared, visi ...
Environment
* Zero Eutrophication
* Flourishing Lakes and Streams
A stream is a continuous body of water, body of surface water Current (stream), flowing within the stream bed, bed and bank (geography), banks of a channel (geography), channel. Depending on its location or certain characteristics, a stream ...
* Good-Quality Groundwater
* A Balanced Marine
Marine is an adjective meaning of or pertaining to the sea or ocean.
Marine or marines may refer to:
Ocean
* Maritime (disambiguation)
* Marine art
* Marine biology
* Marine debris
* Marine habitats
* Marine life
* Marine pollution
Military
* ...
Environment
* Thriving Wetlands
A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...
* Sustainable
Specific definitions of sustainability are difficult to agree on and have varied in the literature and over time. The concept of sustainability can be used to guide decisions at the global, national, and individual levels (e.g. sustainable livin ...
Forests
* A Varied Agricultural
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Landscape
A landscape is the visible features of an area of land, its landforms, and how they integrate with natural or man-made features, often considered in terms of their aesthetic appeal.''New Oxford American Dictionary''. A landscape includes the ...
* A Magnificent Mountain Landscape
* A Good Built Environment
* A Rich Diversity of Plant and Animal Life
Nature photographer of the year
Each year, the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency names a Swedish photographer "Nature Photographer of the Year".
References
External links
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Government agencies of Sweden
Environment of Sweden
Environmental protection agencies
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