Protected areas: biosphere reserves

Data report the external borders of Sweden’s biosphere areas. Biosphere sites are about nature conservation and sustainable development in a new way. People should be able to live and develop in areas at the same time as society can test new knowledge and practice when it comes to sustainably managing the relationship between man and nature — to both use and preserve. In Sweden, biosphere reserves are complementary to cultural and nature reserves, national parks and other designations of areas with high natural and cultural values. Decisions on biosphere reserve do not in themselves provide legal protection. Nor does it impose any restrictions on or extended requirements on existing protected areas. In June 2015, there were 651 biosphere sites in 120 countries. The number of areas grows by 10-20 per year. Biosphere sites are part of a global network: The World Network of Biosphere Reserves. In the Nordic countries, we have had biosphere sites since the 1970s. There are currently seven biosphere sites in the Nordic region, five of which are located in Sweden: Kristianstads Vattenrike, Vänerskärgården with Kinnekulle, Älvlandet Nedre Dalälven, Blekinge Arkipelag and Östra Vätterbranterna. In addition, there are two biosphere candidate areas: Voxnadalen and Vindelälven-Juhtatdahka.本数据集收录瑞典生物圈区域的外部边界数据。 生物圈保护区（Biosphere Reserve）以创新模式推进自然保护与可持续发展工作：既保障人类可在区域内生存发展，同时允许社会探索人与自然可持续关系管理的新知识与实践路径，实现资源利用与生态保护的平衡统一。 在瑞典，生物圈保护区是文化与自然保护区、国家公园及其他具备高自然与文化价值区域认定的补充性设置。其认定本身并不提供法律保护效力，亦不会对现有保护区施加任何额外限制或扩展管理要求。 截至2015年6月，全球120个国家共设有651个生物圈保护区，年均新增10至20个。生物圈保护区隶属于全球生物圈保护区网络（World Network of Biosphere Reserves）。北欧地区自20世纪70年代起便设有生物圈保护区，当前该区域共有7个生物圈保护区，其中5个位于瑞典，分别为：克里斯蒂安斯塔德水泽区（Kristianstads Vattenrike）、维纳恩湖群岛（含金内库勒）（Vänerskärgården with Kinnekulle）、下达拉伦河谷地区（Älvlandet Nedre Dalälven）、布莱金厄群岛（Blekinge Arkipelag）以及东韦特恩河支流区域（Östra Vätterbranterna）。此外，该区域还有两处生物圈候选保护区：沃克斯纳谷（Voxnadalen）与温德尔河-尤塔特达卡（Vindelälven-Juhtatdahka）。