Environmental Protection Agency (Sweden)

The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) is a Swedish government agency 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

References

External links

• The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency