Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity

The plan demands that biological diversity is protected and that environmental goals are ambitious and followed up with sharp legislation and practical work. The counter-proposal's demands for an ambitious strategy that is followed up and revised as needed is in line with that follow-up requirement. The plan also calls for comprehensive work to restore nature and compensate for lost natural values.

• ambitious and followed-up environmental goalsdecisive»miljömål som följs upp med skarp lagstiftning och praktiskt arbete.« (party programme ↗)“environmental goals followed up with sharp legislation and practical work.”
• protect biological diversity»Vi måste lösa klimatkrisen och skydda den biologiska mångfalden – omställningen går alldeles för sakta.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must solve the climate crisis and protect biological diversity – the transformation is going far too slowly.”
• comprehensive work for ecosystems»skapa goda villkor för rika ekosystem, bland annat genom att återställa« (party programme ↗)“create good conditions for rich ecosystems, among other things by restoring”
• protected nature»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 shoreline areas is an important part of protecting Swedish everyman's right and biological diversity.”

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 party programme wants Sweden to be a leading force for agreed international environmental goals to actually be achieved and for biological diversity to be valued, which supports the demand for an ambitious strategy that is monitored and revised. The requirement to consider different natural conditions and conservation traditions lies in line with the plan's view of active and sustainable forestry that simultaneously values climate and environment. The plan does not specifically address implementation of the convention.

• valuing biological diversitydecisive»Värn av biologisk mångfald och Sveriges värdefulla natur och vattenmiljöer.« (party programme ↗)“Valuing biological diversity and Sweden's valuable nature and water environments.”
• international environmental goals are 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.”
• sustainable use of nature»Aktivt och hållbart skogsbruk som bidrar till svensk tillväxt och som samtidigt värnar klimat och miljö.« (party programme ↗)“Active and sustainable forestry that contributes to Swedish growth and simultaneously values climate and environment.”
• species extinction must be stopped»Samtidigt accelererar artdöden och den biologiska mångfalden hotas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Meanwhile, species extinction accelerates and biological diversity is threatened.”

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 requires that Sweden works for common commitments to stop the depletion of biodiversity and that nature conservation issues receive greater weight, which carries the requirement for an ambitious strategy that is monitored and revised. That the strategy shall take account of different conservation traditions is a balance the plan does not strike, but the ambition level and monitoring are in line with it.

• common commitments for biodiversitydecisive»Sverige måste arbeta för gemensamma åtaganden för att stoppa utarmningen av den biologiska mångfalden.« (party programme ↗)“Sweden must work for common commitments to stop the depletion of biodiversity.”
• weightier nature conservation issues»Naturvårdsfrågorna i Sverige och inom EU måste få större tyngd.« (party programme ↗)“Nature conservation issues in Sweden and within the EU must receive greater weight.”
• ambitious protection targets»skydda 30 procent av Sveriges natur, bland annat våra unika sammanhängande fjällskogar och skyddsvärda skogar i hela landet.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“protect 30 per cent of Sweden's nature, including our unique contiguous mountain forests and conservation-valuable forests throughout the country.”
• supra-national species protection»Skydd av hotade arter och naturmiljöer är av global betydelse och behöver därför överstatliga beslut.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of endangered species and natural environments is of global significance and therefore requires supra-national decisions.”

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 party programme explicitly requires that protection of biological diversity harmonise with rural population's opportunities to live and conduct activities, which is precisely the consideration the counter-proposal wants to see in the strategy. The election manifesto at the same time makes voluntariness and property rights the foundation for better nature conservation and promises that nature shall be looked after and diversity developed. The requirement for an ambitious strategy that is followed up follows from that commitment.

• diversity in harmony with rural areasdecisive»Värnandet av den biologiska mångfalden måste harmoniera med landsbygdsbefolkningens möjligheter att leva och bedriva verksamheter utan att riskera förlust av djur och annan egendom.« (party programme ↗)“Protection of biological diversity must harmonise with the rural population's opportunities to live and conduct activities without risking loss of animals and other property.”
• voluntariness and property rights in nature conservation»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 landowners to contribute, as voluntariness and property rights are the foundation for better nature conservation.”
• looked-after nature»Sveriges natur ska vårdas och den biologiska mångfalden utvecklas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Sweden's nature shall be looked after and biological diversity developed.”
• biological diversity necessary»Att skydda den biologiska mångfalden är nödvändigt för att ekosystemen ska kunna fortleva.« (party programme ↗)“Protecting biological diversity is necessary for ecosystems to be able to continue.”

The plan requires that the state strives for good cooperation with landowners and local population in nature conservation and that dialogue with the local population is part of the administration – which is precisely the consideration for local conditions and nature conservation traditions the counter-proposal seeks. It simultaneously wants work to protect valuable nature and biological diversity to continue, which carries the requirement for an ambitious strategy. The requirements for follow-up and revision follow from the plan's two-goal principle in forest policy.

• cooperation with landownersdecisive»markägare och lokalbefolkning i naturvård och viltförvaltning« (party programme ↗)“landowners and local population in nature conservation and game management”
• protection of biological diversity»Då behöver vi fortsätta arbetet med att skydda både värdefull natur och den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Then we need to continue the work to protect both valuable nature and biological diversity.”
• local dialogue in administration»Dialog med lokalbefolkningen i berörda områden är en viktig del av« (party programme ↗)“Dialogue with the local population in affected areas is an important part of”
• equal production and environmental goals»Den svenska skogspolitiken ska vila på två jämställda mål, produktionsmålet och miljömålet.« (party programme ↗)“Swedish forest policy shall rest on two equal goals, the production goal and the environmental goal.”

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 requires that environmental policy be flexible enough that each country and region can adapt measures to its unique conditions, which is precisely the counter-proposal's requirement that biophysical preconditions and nature conservation traditions be considered. At the same time the plan asserts that biological diversity must be protected and that landowners are a resource in that work, which bears the requirement for an ambitious and monitored strategy. The plan does not mention the convention, so the conclusion is derived.

• adaptation to local conditionsdecisive»så flexibel att varje land och region kan anpassa åtgärder efter sina unika förhållanden.« (party programme ↗)“so flexible that each country and region can adapt measures to its unique conditions.”
• biological diversity»Att slå vakt om den biologiska mångfalden är viktigt av« (party programme ↗)“To stand guard over biological diversity is important”
• landowners as a resource»både reservatsskydd i olika former och stor naturhänsyn i skogs- och jordbrukslandskapet.« (party programme ↗)“both reserve protection in various forms and great nature consideration in forest and agricultural landscape.”
• stewardship»Miljön och naturresurserna måste förvaltas ansvarsfullt, så att goda livsbetingelser inte äventyras och så att kommande generationer också får del av dem.« (party programme ↗)“The environment and natural resources must be managed responsibly, so that good living conditions are not jeopardized and so that future generations also get their share of them.”

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 requires that international regulations and the coming strategy take into account that countries' biophysical conditions and nature conservation traditions differ. The plan drives precisely this in EU work by lifting the conditions for forestry as a particularly Swedish question and by formal protection to be based on voluntariness and strong ownership rights. The plan also wants to care better for already protected nature, which aligns with follow-up and revision of the strategy.

• Swedish conditions in EUdecisive»driva frågor som är särskilt viktiga för Sverige, som villkoren för skogsnäringen« (2022 manifesto ↗)“drive questions that are particularly important for Sweden, as the conditions for forestry”
• voluntariness and ownership rights»Stärka skogsägarnas äganderätt genom att formellt skydd av skog ska ske genom frivillighet« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen forest owners' ownership rights by formal protection of forest to be done through voluntariness”
• better care for diversity»Vårda redan skyddad skog bättre för att stärka den biologiska mångfalden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Care better for already protected forest to strengthen biological diversity”
• ownership rights as stewardship»Den enskilda äganderätten är central i förvaltarskapstanken« (party programme ↗)“Individual ownership rights are central in stewardship thinking”

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 requires that regulations become more flexible according to each member state's unique landscape, tradition and standards, and that Sweden's self-determination over forests is protected against the EU. The counter-proposal's requirement that international regulations and the forthcoming strategy take into account different biophysical conditions and conservation traditions is the same commitment. The plan furthermore emphasizes that nature conservation should be based on what most effectively preserves species.

• consideration of national conditionsdecisive»EU-reglerna måste bli färre och mer flexibla utifrån varje medlemsstats unika landskap, tradition och standarder.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“EU regulations must become fewer and more flexible according to each member state's unique landscape, tradition and standards.”
• national self-determination»Värna Sveriges självbestämmande över skogen gentemot EU« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Protect Sweden's self-determination over forests against the EU”
• effective species preservation»Sverigedemokraterna fokuserar på vad som mest effektivt bevarar arter, ibland med nya tekniker.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“the Sweden Democrats focus on what most effectively preserves species, sometimes with new technologies.”
• diversity with active management»Biologisk mångfald går hand i hand med ett aktivt och produktivt skogsbruk där man genom ny teknik och smarta metoder kan uppnå målen utan kostsam och omfattande utbyggnad av reservaten.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Biological diversity goes hand in hand with active and productive forest management where, through new technology and smart methods, one can achieve the goals without costly and extensive expansion of reserves.”

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.