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Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden)

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.):

  • 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 Hallmn

    • References

    Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden) Wikipedia
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