Environmental monitoring

Photo: www.imagesource.com/MegapixGenerally speaking, environmental monitoring can be defined as checking the state of the environment and studying trends and effects. Our activities should describe the state of the environment in such a way that it can be a useful tool in environmental work. Environmental monitoring is one of several instruments used for follow-up and development.

What is environmental monitoring?

Sweden has a well-developed system for monitoring the state of its environment. Many of our observation series are the longest that exist in the world.

Coordination

Effectively coordinated environmental monitoring is essential to gain a comprehensive picture of the state of the environment.

Guides to environmental monitoring

Guides to environmental monitoring are central to the quality assurance of this activity.

Environmental monitoring data

The Swedish EPA, as the funding body of the Swedish national environmental monitoring programme, owns the data collected.

Programme areas

Environmental monitoring is organised in ten programme areas. Some programme areas are concerned with specific environmental media, such as freshwater or forests, while others are of a more general nature.

Reports on environmental monitoring

Links to reports in Swedish and English on national environmental monitoring are given on the underlying web pages.

Updated: 7 February 2012
Content editor: Manuela Notter
Web editor: Editorial office