Implementation of the Nature Restoration Regulation

The party programme requires comprehensive work for rich ecosystems, including through nature restoration, and the election manifesto that drained wetlands be restored. The counter-proposal's requirements for resources for restoration plans and long-term appropriations for nature restoration is precisely that work in practice. The plan furthermore wants to see ambitious environmental goals followed up with practical work, which presupposes financing.

• restored naturedecisive»skapa goda villkor för rika ekosystem, bland annat genom att återställa« (party programme ↗)“create good conditions for rich ecosystems, including by restoring”
• restored wetlands»Skogens roll att naturligt minska och lagra utsläpp behöver stärkas och torrlagda våtmarker som läcker utsläpp ska återställas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The forest's role to naturally reduce and store emissions needs to be strengthened and drained wetlands that leak emissions must be restored.”
• environmental goals followed up»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals that are followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• protection of natural areas»Skyddet av skogs- och strandområden är en viktig del för att värna den svenska allemansrätten och den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protection of forest and coastal areas is an important part of protecting Swedish right to roam and biodiversity.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The party programme makes protection of biological diversity and Sweden's valuable natural and water environments a goal and wants Sweden to be a leading force for international environmental goals to actually be achieved. Restoration plans without resources and appropriations do not get there, which supports the counter-proposal's demands for swift measures and long-term appropriations. The requirement for economic compensation in natural resource use also gives support for landowners' part.

• protection of biological diversitydecisive»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biological diversity and Sweden's valuable natural and water environments.”
• international environmental goals achieved»Sverige som ledande kraft i världen för att överenskomna internationella miljö- och klimatmål respekteras och uppnås.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden as a leading force in the world for agreed international environmental and climate goals to be respected and achieved.”
• species extinction must be halted»Samtidigt accelererar artdöden och den biologiska mångfalden hotas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, species extinction is accelerating and biological diversity is threatened.”
• compensation for nature management»Hållbar utvinning och användning av naturresurser, med ekonomisk kompensation till individ, stat och kommun.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable extraction and use of natural resources, with economic compensation to individual, state and municipality.”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The election manifesto requires that drained wetlands are restored at a faster pace and that 30 percent of Sweden's nature is protected, which requires precisely the resources and long-term appropriations for restoration that the counter-proposal requests. The party programme stipulates that natural values in already affected nature must be restored and rehabilitated to stop the loss of biodiversity.

• faster nature restorationdecisive»återställa våtmarker som torrlagts i snabbare takt.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“restore wetlands that have been drained at a faster pace.”
• restoration of natural values»För att hejda förlusten av biologisk mångfald är det också angeläget att återställa och restaurera naturvärden i redan påverkad skog.« (party programme ↗)“To stop the loss of biodiversity it is also important to restore and rehabilitate natural values in already affected forest.”
• recreated nature types»Naturskogar, våtmarker och andra utsatta vegetationstyper ska återskapas för att öka den biologiska mångfalden« (party programme ↗)“Old-growth forests, wetlands and other vulnerable vegetation types must be recreated to increase biodiversity”
• 30 percent protected nature»skydda 30 procent av Sveriges natur, bland annat våra unika sammanhängande fjällskogar och skyddsvärda skogar i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect 30 percent of Sweden's nature, including our unique contiguous mountain forests and conservation-worthy forests throughout the country.”

The election manifesto explicitly promises that more must be done to restore wetlands and to make it easier for property owners to contribute, with voluntariness and property rights as the foundation for nature conservation. The counter-proposal's demands for resources to restoration plans, long-term appropriations and economic benefit to property owners are the same commitment in concrete form. The party programme furthermore establishes the right to get paid when one produces ecosystem services.

• restoration with property owners' participationdecisive»Mer måste göras för att restaurera våtmarker, bekämpa invasiva arter och underlätta för markägare att bidra, då frivillighet och äganderätt är grunden för en bättre naturvård.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More must be done to restore wetlands, combat invasive species and make it easier for property owners to contribute, as voluntariness and property rights are the foundation for better nature conservation.”
• compensation for ecosystem services»Lika viktigt som skyldigheten att betala när man belastar miljön, är rättigheten att få betalt när man producerar ekosystemtjänster.« (party programme ↗)“Equally important as the duty to pay when one burdens the environment, is the right to get paid when one produces ecosystem services.”
• cared-for nature»Sveriges natur ska vårdas och den biologiska mångfalden utvecklas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's nature shall be cared for and biological diversity developed.”
• biological diversity necessary»Att skydda den biologiska mångfalden är nödvändigt för att ekosystemen ska kunna fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“To protect biological diversity is necessary for ecosystems to be able to continue.”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that nature conservation must experience a renaissance and that increased restoration efforts and more protected contiguous areas on land and in water are needed. It additionally commits to strengthen natural carbon sequestration by restoring more former wetlands and that landowners be compensated for nature conservation as a collective benefit. The counter-proposal's requirement for resources and long-term appropriations to nature restoration is therefore the plan's own line.

• nature conservation's renaissancedecisive»Naturvården måste få en renässans.« (party programme ↗)“Nature conservation must experience a renaissance.”
• increased restoration efforts»behövs ökade restaureringsinsatser och fler skyddade« (party programme ↗)“increased restoration efforts and more protected”
• restored wetlands»Den naturliga koldioxidinlagringen ska stärkas genom att fler tidigare våtmarker återställs.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Natural carbon sequestration shall be strengthened by restoring more former wetlands.”
• compensation for nature conservation»ersättas för kollektiva nyttigheter som naturvård samt bevarande av den biologiska mångfalden« (party programme ↗)“compensated for collective benefits such as nature conservation and the preservation of biological diversity”

The stance rests on the quoted commitment in the party's own documents; the actual vote deviated. Click the quote to verify it in the document.

The plan establishes that wetlands need to be preserved and where necessary restored and that forest needs reserve protection in sufficient scope to preserve biological diversity, which presupposes that restoration work is actually financed. Landowners are described as a great resource, which bears the requirement that nature conservation should provide economic benefit for them. The plan specifies no appropriation levels or EU funds, so the conclusion is derived.

• restoration of wetlandsdecisive»Våtmarker behöver bevaras och vid behov återställas,« (party programme ↗)“Wetlands need to be preserved and where necessary restored,”
• sufficient reserve protection»skog behöver reservatsskyddas i tillräcklig omfattning« (party programme ↗)“forest needs reserve protection in sufficient scope”
• landowners as resource in nature conservation»både reservatsskydd i olika former och stor naturhänsyn i skogs- och jordbrukslandskapet.« (party programme ↗)“both reserve protection in various forms and great environmental consideration in forest and agricultural landscape.”
• biological diversity»Att slå vakt om den biologiska mångfalden är viktigt av« (party programme ↗)“Safeguarding biological diversity is important for”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The counter-proposal wants the authorities to have resources for restoration plans and for nature conservation appropriations to be secured long-term. The plan explicitly states that more state resources are needed to manage and maintain areas with valuable nature and commits to caring for already protected nature better for the sake of biological diversity. The plan at the same time presumes that formal protection occurs through voluntary commitment, which limits support to maintenance and restoration rather than new restrictions.

• more resources for nature conservationdecisive»Det behövs mer statliga resurser för att sköta och förvalta områden med värdefull natur« (2022 manifesto ↗)“More state resources are needed to manage and maintain areas with valuable nature”
• better management of protected nature»Vårda redan skyddad skog bättre för att stärka den biologiska mångfalden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care for already protected forest better to strengthen biological diversity”
• protected and accessible nature»Sveriges fantastiska natur ska skyddas och vara tillgänglig så att var och en kan njuta av den.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's fantastic nature shall be protected and be accessible so that everyone can enjoy it.”
• voluntariness in formal protection»Stärka skogsägarnas äganderätt genom att formellt skydd av skog ska ske genom frivillighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen forest owners' property rights by ensuring formal protection of forest occurs through voluntary commitment”

The plan takes no explicit position on what the committee actually decided — often because the committee's reason was procedural. The stance is derived and fully cited, but it does not show the party broke a commitment.

The plan prioritizes adapted forest management before nature reserve designation and builds nature conservation on voluntary effort under responsibility. The counter-proposal's demand for swift resources to national restoration plans and long-term guaranteed appropriations drives EU-controlled restoration work that the plan wants to hold back. The plan also wants to protect Swedish self-determination over the forest and significantly reduce Sweden's EU contribution, which speaks against a new nature fund at EU level.

• management before designationdecisive»Att anpassad skogsskötsel prioriteras före reservatsavsättning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That adapted forest management is prioritized before nature reserve designation”
• national self-determination over the forest»Värna Sveriges självbestämmande över skogen gentemot EU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect Sweden's self-determination over the forest against the EU”
• voluntary effort in nature conservation»Erfarenheten visar att frivillighet under ansvar fungerar bäst för att skapa miljövärden, stöttat med kompetent och hjälpande rådgivning.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Experience shows that voluntary effort under responsibility works best to create environmental values, supported by competent and helpful advice.”
• reduced EU expenses»Kraftigt minska Sveriges EU-avgift« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Significantly reduce Sweden's EU contribution”