Management of protected areas in Sweden
Lilianne Viklund, County Administrative Board
Anna von Sydow, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Protected areas in Sweden
• Nature monument
• Biotope protection
• Animal and plant protection area
• Nature and cultural reserve
• National park management plan
• Natura 2000 site
Management of reserves
• Nature and cultural reserves are decided upon and managed by the County Adminstrative
Board or a municipality
• The management of the reserves can be transferred to another trustee if certain conditions are fulfilled
Management of national parks
• CAB is generally the trustee of the national parks in the county
• Exceptions have been made by the Government
Exceptions
• Tyresta NP by Stiftelsen Tyrestaskogen
• Kosterhavets NP by Kosterhavsdelegationen, evaluation 2014
• The world heritage site Laponia including four nationalparks:
Sarek
Padjelanta/Badjelánnda
Stora Sjöfallet/Stuor Muorkke Muddus/Muttos
by Laponiatjuottjudus, for a trial period 2012– 2014
Tyresta
• Tyresta Forest Foundation is the manager of Tyresta national park and nature reserve.
• The foundation was formed in 1993 when parts of the area became a national park and several landowners and stakeholders should agree.
• The Environmental Protection Agency, the County Administrative Board of Stockholm, the City of Stockholm and the municipalities of Haninge and Tyresö allocated funds that would cover the administrative costs in the future.
• The area is managed by an office headed by a board consisting of the above institutors.
Kosterhavet
• Kosterhavets National Park is managed by an office, which is part of the Nature Conservation Unit at the County Administrative Board of Västra Götaland.
• Management is guided by a delegation, Kosterhavsdelegationen, including:
The County Administrative Board Tanum and Strömstad municipalities
Koster Board, a politically independent local ”parliament”
Community associations on Resö-Galtö, Rossö, Tjärnö and Koster The organization for local professional fishermen
The scientific station Tjärnö (University of Gothenburg)
Laponia
• The Government prescribes the terms in a new ordinance of Laponia
• Laponiatjuottjudus will be evaluated at the end of 2014
World Heritage
• Responsible central authorities are the National Heritage Board and the
Environmental Protection Agency
• The ambition is that each designated World Heritage Site should have a supervisory board where the CAB is involved
Different kinds of management plans
1. Skötselplan - the concept in legislation, the
decision to protect a national park or a reserve shall include a plan for conservation and
management
2. Bevarandeplan – Natura 2000 sites
3. Förvaltningsplan – not a concept in legislation, generally has a broader approach
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Protect Preserve Present
• A programme for better use and management of protected areas (2005-2015)
• National priorities for the care and management of all protected areas
• Regional programs, Norrbotten 2012-2016
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