1909 endorsed the Swedish parliament (Riksdag) the formation of ten national parks, not just the first in Sweden, but even in Europe. Nine of these parks arose in the following year – Abisko, Stora Sjofallet, Sarek, Pieljekaise, Sanfjallet, Hamra, Garphyttan, Angso and part of the island of Gotska Sandon. This new legislation was part of a comprehensive conservation law, with another law, the protection of natural areas on smaller extended. These measures are based on the establishment of the U.S. National Parks, the German efforts for the conservation of nature reserves and the commitment of the researcher AE Nordenskiold for the National Parks back in Scandinavia. 1904 the Swedish parliament supported the proposal Karl Starbacks to protect the natural treasures of Sweden, but the implementation until 1907 was still to wait, when the Ministry of Agriculture of an expert group to draw up the broad outlines of this new law activated. Although this committee’s suggestions of scientists and forestry officials from all over the country to benefit made, he by no means a systematic inventory of the country, or general criteria for the creation of parks. The Committee was limited to public property and chose a particularly following suggestions from the forest people based heterogeneous group of land. The final selection was the system of national parks still present form, a variety of areas with special consideration of the mountainous north. Continue reading →