8. Flourishing Lakes and Streams

8. Flourishing Lakes and Streams. Photo: Annika Vannerus/Johnér Bildbyrå.Lakes and watercourses must be ecologically sustainable and their variety of habitats must be preserved. Natural productive capacity, biological diversity, cultural heritage assets and the ecological and water-conserving function of the landscape must be preserved, at the same time as recreational assets are safeguarded.


This objective is intended to be achieved within one generation. 

Authority responsible for objective

Havs- och vattenmyndigheten