Environmental Objectives

Sweden's Environmental Objectives

It is in our country’s interest to hand over to the next generation a society in which our major environmental problems are solved. This "generation goal" serves as a broad objective of Sweden's envir...
Zero Eutrophication

This objective addresses the major problem of eutrophication of the marine environment, the most severely affected area being the Baltic Sea. Negative consequences of eutrophication include algal bloo...
Flourishing Lakes and Streams

Conserving and protecting our precious aquatic environments are important steps in this objective for protecting biodiversity and maintaining the environment's natural productive capacity. Often in ...
A Balanced Marine Environment, Flourishing Coastal Areas and Archipelagos

This objective is needed in order to protect the natural, cultural, and experiential values that the aquatic environments provide. This may involve the conservation of biological diversity and marine ...