Pastures, meadows and hay meadows

The election manifesto makes protection of biological diversity a main task on par with climate and demands investments in sustainable food production and a countryside that is not depleted. Increased environmental support and compensation for maintenance of meadow and pasture land is a direct means against overgrowth and species depletion, and at the same time keeps farming alive throughout the country. The plan does not mention specific area targets for pasture land, so the conclusion is derived.

• protect biological diversitydecisive»Vi måste lösa klimatkrisen och skydda den biologiska mångfalden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We must solve the climate crisis and protect biological diversity”
• sustainable food production»En annan viktig del i den gröna omställningen är satsningar på hållbar livsmedelsproduktion.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Another important part of the green transition is investments in sustainable food production.”
• living countryside»Oavsett var i landet vi bor så har vi ett gemensamt intresse av att landsbygden inte utarmas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Regardless of where in the country we live, we have a common interest in the countryside not being depleted.”
• counteract species depletion»Det är människors verksamhet som ger upphov« (party programme ↗)“It is human activity that gives rise”

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 points out that species extinction is accelerating and that biodiversity is threatened, and explicitly mentions the risk that the mountain birch forest will become overgrown, that is the same overgrowing problem that the counter-proposal is based on. The programme requires that agricultural policy be designed for ecologically sustainable use and that natural resources be used carefully. Increased environmental support and a target for more natural pasture land are thus in line with the plan, even though no area targets are specified.

• threatened biodiversitydecisive»Samtidigt accelererar artdöden och den biologiska mångfalden hotas.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“At the same time, species extinction is accelerating and biodiversity is threatened.”
• overgrowing is a problem»Kalfjällen riskerar att växa igen.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“The mountain birch forest risks becoming overgrown.”
• sustainable agriculture»Jordbrukspolitiken ska utformas för att tillgodose« (party programme ↗)“Agricultural policy must be designed for sustainable use”
• careful resource use»Naturtillgångarna måste användas mer effektivt och energiproduktionen ställas om.« (party programme ↗)“Natural resources must be used more efficiently and energy production must be transformed.”

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 wants to give more support to agriculture for restoration of natural pastures and other environmental measures, and the party programme emphasizes that grazed meadows and grasslands are important for biological diversity. Increased environmental support, a target of doubled natural pasture and raised compensation for maintenance are thus directly in line with the plan, which also wants to support the transition to organic farming through support design.

• support for natural pasturesdecisive»ge mer stöd till lantbruket för omställning till ekologisk odling, återskapande av naturbetesmarker och andra miljöinsatser.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“give more support to agriculture for transition to organic farming, restoration of natural pastures and other environmental measures.”
• grasslands preserve diversity»goda jordbruksmarker ska skyddas från exploatering. Betade ängs- och hagmarker är viktiga« (party programme ↗)“good agricultural land should be protected from development. Grazed meadows and grasslands are important”
• protect 30 percent of 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 boreal forests and particularly valuable forests throughout the country.”
• support design drives transition»jordbruk. Övergången till ekologisk odling ska« (party programme ↗)“agriculture. The transition to organic farming should”

The party programme establishes the right to be paid when producing ecosystem services, which directly supports the requirement for increased compensation for maintenance of meadow and natural pasture land. The election manifesto also wants to develop biological diversity, make it easier for landowners to contribute and see a living agriculture that provides open landscapes. Doubling the area of natural pasture is an application of that line, although not stated in the plan.

• payment for ecosystem servicesdecisive»Lika viktigt som skyldigheten att betala när man belastar miljön, är rättigheten att få betalt när man producerar ekosystemtjänster.« (party programme ↗)“As important as the obligation to pay when burdening the environment is the right to be paid when producing ecosystem services.”
• nature conservation with landowners»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 voluntary action and property rights are the foundation for better nature conservation.”
• agriculture for diversity»Vi ska arbeta för mer närodlad och klimatsmart mat och ett levande, hållbart jordbruk som bidrar till den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We will work for more locally grown and climate-smart food and a living, sustainable agriculture that contributes to biological diversity.”
• cultivated land and diversity»Sveriges förmåga att sluta kretsloppen och värna biologisk mångfald är beroende« (party programme ↗)“Sweden's ability to close the loop and protect biological diversity is dependent”

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 states that nature conservation must have a renaissance and that farming should be compensated for collective benefits such as nature conservation and preserved biological diversity, and the election manifesto wants to continue protecting valuable nature and diversity. Increased environmental support and compensation for management of meadow and nature pastures are precisely such compensation for collective benefits. The plan specifies no area target, however, so the support is inferred.

• compensation for nature conservation benefitsdecisive»kollektiva nyttigheter som naturvård samt bevarande av den biologiska mångfalden.« (party programme ↗)“collective benefits such as nature conservation and preservation of biological diversity.”
• nature conservation's renaissance»Naturvården måste få en renässans.« (party programme ↗)“Nature conservation must have a renaissance.”
• protect valuable nature»Då behöver vi fortsätta arbetet med att skydda både värdefull natur och den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“We need to continue working to protect both valuable nature and biological diversity.”
• sustainable farming as a solution»Ett hållbart jord- och skogsbruk är en del av lösningen på dagens miljöutmaningar.« (party programme ↗)“Sustainable agriculture and forestry is part of the solution to today's environmental challenges.”

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 both reserve protection and great natural consideration in the agricultural landscape and points to landowners as a resource for preserving the cultural landscape, and that agriculture's culture and environmental contribution shall be put to good use. Increased environmental support and raised compensation for preservation of meadow and pasture land respond to this, as does the goal of saving threatened family farms. The plan gives no area target.

• natural consideration in agricultural landscapedecisive»både reservatsskydd i olika former och stor naturhänsyn i skogs- och jordbrukslandskapet« (party programme ↗)“both reserve protection in various forms and great natural consideration in forest and agricultural landscape”
• agriculture's environmental contribution»ta till vara den kultur- och miljöinsats som« (party programme ↗)“take advantage of the culture and environmental contribution that”
• sustainable family farms»familjejordbruk bör även i fortsättningen vara basen i« (party programme ↗)“family farms should continue to be the base in”
• biological diversity»Att slå vakt om den biologiska mångfalden är viktigt av« (party programme ↗)“To safeguard 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 plan's environmental line is that worked and managed land strengthens biodiversity – already protected nature should be maintained better – and the agricultural sector's economic preconditions should be improved. Increased compensation for management of meadow and natural grazing lands combines these two commitments and counteracts overgrowth. The plan does not explicitly mention a grazing land target, but the direction has support.

• management strengthens biodiversitydecisive»Vårda redan skyddad skog bättre för att stärka den biologiska mångfalden« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Maintain already protected forest better to strengthen biodiversity”
• better conditions for agriculture»Moderaterna vill förbättra förutsättningarna att driva lantbruk genom att sänka skatterna, vilket vi redan börjat göra på drivmedel, och minska regelkrånglet så att kostnaderna för administration går ner.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Moderates want to improve the conditions for running agriculture by lowering taxes, which we have already started doing on fuel, and reduce regulatory red tape so that administration costs go down.”
• strengthened food strategy»Förstärka livsmedelsstrategin« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Strengthen the food strategy”
• stewardship across generations»En ansvarsfull förvaltning av naturen är ett åtagande« (party programme ↗)“Responsible management of nature is a 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 establishes that overgrowth is a threat to biological diversity and requires that agricultural land be cultivated and overgrowth be combated. It furthermore wants to increase national funding in agriculture for environmental benefit and provide compensation for adapted management of sensitive nature rather than for reserve designation. The counter-proposal's requirement for increased compensation for maintenance and more natural pasture land is precisely this.

• combat overgrowthdecisive»Att jordbruksmarken brukas och att igenväxning motverkas« (2022 manifesto ↗)“That agricultural land be cultivated and overgrowth be combated”
• maintenance preserves diversity»Igenväxning är ett hot mot den biologiska mångfalden.« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Overgrowth is a threat to biological diversity.”
• increased national funding»Öka den nationella finansieringen i jordbruket, för miljönytta och produktivitetsökning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“Increase national funding in agriculture for environmental benefit and productivity increase”
• compensation for management»ge ersättning för anpassad skötsel av känslig natur snarare än för reservatsbildning« (2022 manifesto ↗)“provide compensation for adapted management of sensitive nature rather than for reserve designation”

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.