Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden)
Naturvårdsverket's coat of arms.
The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish: Naturvårdsverket) is a government agency in Sweden 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.):[1]
- Reduced Climate Impact
- Clean Air
- Natural Acidification Only
- A Non-Toxic Environment
- A Protective Ozone Layer
- A Safe Radiation Environment
- Zero Eutrophication
- Flourishing Lakes and Streams
- Good-Quality Groundwater
- A Balanced Marine Environment
- Thriving Wetlands
- Sustainable Forests
- A Varied Agricultural Landscape
- 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".
- 1990 — Tore Hagman
- 1991 — Per Klaesson
- 1992 — Ingmar Holmåsen
- 1993 — Sven Gillsäter
- 1994 — Gerry Johansson
- 1995 — Bertil Pettersson
- 1996 — Claes Grundsten
- 1997 — Jan-Peter Lahall
- 1998 — Peter Gerdehag
- 1999 — Hans Strand
- 2000 — no one selected
- 2001 — Staffan Widstrand
- 2002 — Inge Lennmark
- 2003 — Jan Töve
- 2004 — Lars Bygdemark
- 2005 — Brutus Östling
- 2006 — Helene Schmitz
- 2007 — Lennart Nilsson
- 2008 — Mireille de la Lez
- 2009 — Serkan Günes
- 2010 — no one selected
- 2011 — Jan Grahn
- 2012 — Johan Hallmén
- 2013 — Jonna och Tammy Bergström
- 2014 — Göran Ekström
- 2015 — Erik Johansson
- 2016 — Mats Andersson
- 2017 — Roine Magnusson
- 2018 — Johan Hammar
References[]
- ^ Sweden's national environmental objectives Archived 2012-02-15 at the Wayback Machine, from Swedish Environmental Protection Agency Archived 2007-12-23 at the Wayback Machine
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