Swedish Society for Nature Conservation
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| Abbreviation | SSNC |
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| Formation | 1909 |
| Founder | Multiple founders |
| Legal status | Active |
| Purpose | Creating awareness and project for environmental protection |
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Membership (2016)
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224,000 |
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General secretary
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Karin Lexén |
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Chairman
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Johanna Sandahl |
| Subsidiaries | Nature and Youth Sweden |
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Budget (2012)
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SEK 192,4 million |
| Website | www |
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Formerly called
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Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen |
The Swedish Society for Nature Conservation or (SSNC) (Swedish: Naturskyddsföreningen (SNF) previously known as Svenska Naturskyddsföreningen) is a non-profit, non-partisan, Swedish environmental organization. It is the largest and oldest environmental society in Sweden, with 24 county branches and 270 municipality subdivisions. In 2016, it had 224,000 members.
The society was formed in 1909, by a number of professors and academics interested in natural history and environmental issues. One of the founders was botanist Rutger Sernander, who had a prominent position in the society until his death in 1944. Writer Sten Selander was chairman of the society for many years. Mikael Karlsson was chairman in 2002–2014, succeeded by Johanna Sandahl who had been vice chairman.
During the first decades, the society mainly worked with protecting selected natural sites and endangered species. It also published a journal, Sveriges natur ("Swedish nature"). As new environmental problems developed, the work of the society has changed. The organization was instrumental in establishing large parts of modern environmental legislation in Sweden, as well as forming government agencies like the Environmental Protection Agency.
The Society for Nature Conservation works strengthening public awareness for environmental issues, experiencing nature and love for nature, as well as influencing political decisions and interact with other international organizations. The society cooperates with other environmental organizations within the European Union and it is also twinning with organizations in the Far East, Africa and South America with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida).
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