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.):

• 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
• 2019 — Peter Hanneberg
• 2020 — Jörgen Wiklund

External links

• The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency