Nature reserves

SCA cooperates with county administrative boards and the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency in their efforts to establish nature reserves.

In many instances, county administrative boards want to grant legal protection to large conservation areas with high nature value by purchasing land and forming a nature reserve. SCA meets with the various county boards on an annual basis to discuss which areas to be sold as a nature reserve.

Between 1989 and 2007, SCA sold more than 50 areas that have become nature reserves to the Environmental Protection Agency. The areas comprise about 40,000 hectares.


Nature reserve


Local authority

County Administrative
Board

Helvetesbrännan Ånge and Bräcke Västernorrland/Jämtland
Jämtgaveln Ånge Västernorrland
Mossaträsk-Stormyran Örnsköldsvik Västernorrland
Stensjöflon Sollefteå Västernorrland
Stormyran-Lommyran Ånge Västernorrland
Sundsjöåsen Sundsvall Västernorrland
 
Byvattnet Strömsund Jämtland
Lungsjön Bräcke Jämtland
Vackermyran Strömsund Jämtland
  
Blaikfjället Dorotea and Vilhelmina Västerbotten
Tjäderberget Vindeln Västerbotten
 
Aspberget Jokkmokk Norrbotten
Snöberget Boden

Norrbotten

Vänsberget Gällivare and Överkalix Norrbotten

Further information about the above nature reserves is available on the web site for each respective county administrative board.