The ecological and water-conserving function of wetlands in the landscape must be maintained and valuable wetlands preserved for the future.
Interim targets
1. A national strategy for the protection and management of wetlands and wet woodlands will be drawn up by 2005.
2. By 2010 long-term protection will be provided for all the wetland areas listed in the Mire Protection Plan for Sweden.
3.By 2006 forest roads will not be built over wetlands with significant natural or cultural assets or in such a way as to adversely affect such wetlands.
4. At least 12,000 hectares of wetlands and ponds will be established or restored on agricultural land by 2010.
5. By 2005 action programmes will have been prepared and introduced for threatened species that are in need of targeted measures.
Read about Thriving Wetlands at the Environmental Objectives Portal
The authority responsible for this Environmental Quality Objective is the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency.