The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Swedish: Naturvårdsverket), formerly the National Swedish Environment Protection Board^[1] (Swedish: Statens naturvårdsverk) 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.

Environmental Quality Objectives

The following is a summary of Sweden's Sixteen Environmental Quality Objectives (verbatim from the Agency's own website, July, 2008.):^[2]

• 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".