Sweden

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Sweden, officially the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Nature conservation, environmental protection and energy efficiency are generally prioritized in policy making and embraced by the general public in Sweden.^[1][2]

Contents 1 Places, projects and networks 2 Global timeline 3 Topic links 3.1 Buy Nothing Day 3.2 Cycling 3.3 Fair trade 4 References

[edit] Places, projects and networks

• Växjö, Sustainable development

[edit] Global timeline

• 1972 - The Conference on the Human Environment, held in Stockholm, Sweden 5 to 16 June, the first of a series of world environmental conferences.
• 1972 - United Nations Environment Programme founded as a result of the Stockholm conference.

[edit] Topic links

The headings in this section provide links to some of the topics in the Ideas Bank. Click on the Ideas Bank link, or the category listing to see a full list of topics.

[edit] Buy Nothing Day

• Buy Nothing Day

[edit] Cycling

• Information on Critical Mass bicycle rides in Sweden at Critical Mass Wikia.

[edit] Fair trade

• Fairtrade settlements in Sweden

[edit] References

1. ↑ Swedish Environmental Protection Agency (Naturvårdsverket) (2006). Sweden's Environmental Objectives – Buying into a better future. A progress report from the Swedish Environmental Objectives Council. De Facto, 2006, p. 9: "Swedes in general feel that environmental issues and action to reduce impacts on the environment are important". See also Legislation & guidelines and Greenhouse gas emissions: "Swedish greenhouse gas emissions per head of population are among the lowest in the member states of the OECD."
2. ↑ Kristrom, Bengt and Soren Wibe (1997). Environmental Policy in Sweden. Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences – Department of Forest Economics, Working paper 246, 27 August 1997.

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