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A living environment. Objectives and measures in the Swedish
Government Bill on Environmental Policy 1990/91, pertaining
to waters and the seas
Torgny Wiederholm
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental
Impact Assessment Department, Freshwater
Section, Box 7050, S-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden
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Abstract
Increased international cooperation to limit transboundary
and global environmental problems, increased sectoral responsibility
and decentralization, and improved information and statistics on
the state of the environment are the main lines for the development
of future environmental policy. For lakes, watercourses, and the
seas the overall objective is to maintain viable, balanced populations
of naturally occurring species. Pollution is not to limit the use
of water for fishing, recreation, or water supply. Foreign species
or organisms subjected to genetic mutation are only to be introduced
with great restriction. Measures are suggested that will reduce
environmental disturbances from agriculture and forestry, traffic,
energy production, industry, goods, chemical products, and waste.
Keywords: Environmental policy, species, pollution, water,
seas
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