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Final round of UN climate talks before Paris

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Posted: Monday, October 19, 2015 at 13:34 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at 19:02
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The final round of official pre-Paris climate negotiations take place in Bonn next week with countries, including Sweden, still working

Wild boar populations are on the rise in Sweden. (iStock)

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Police hunt for wild boar in Swedish city

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Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:21 — Last Updated: Thursday, October 15, 2015 at 18:20
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Police in central Malmö, Sweden had an unusual call-out Tuesday night, to hunt for a wild boar which had been

Recent attacks on domestic animals in northern Sweden has led to politicians authorizing a protective hunt through August 20, 2015. (iStock)

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Sweden to study Russian wolf DNA

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Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at 15:38 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at 13:48
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The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency is launching a program to analyse the DNA of wolves in Finland and Russia, in

A county board in Sweden approved a protective wolf hunt because they feel the dozens of sheep and lamb deaths are so serious there's no other alternative.(iStock)

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Swedish wolves need more genetic diversity: study

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Posted: Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 15:29 — Last Updated: Friday, October 9, 2015 at 18:47
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A new report commissioned by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency says Sweden needs at least 300 wolves to maintain a

Åsa Romson, Sweden's environment minister, pictured above in September 2014. (Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP/Getty)

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Sweden backs EU climate line for Paris

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Posted: Monday, October 5, 2015 at 08:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 14:54
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Sweden’s minister for the Environment Åsa Romson joined EU environmental ministers in Brussels last week ahead of the United Nations Climate

Ida Karlsson. (Michaela Lundell/Sverige Radio)

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Fast test for toxic fungi in Sweden

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Posted: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 18:31 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at 15:40
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It’s the mushroom season here in Sweden, with lots of people searching the forests for edible delights. But not every

Traffic outside of Stockholm, Sweden. Electric car sales are weak in the country, especially compared to places like neighbouring Norway. (Sven Nackstand / AFP)

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Will Sweden be 1st fossil-free welfare state?

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Posted: Monday, September 28, 2015 at 13:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at 19:24
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Addressing the United Nation’s General Assembly on Saturday, Swedish Prime Minster Stefan Löfven said his nation would work toward becoming one

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Invasive plant threatens Sweden

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Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 11:29 — Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2015 at 15:38
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An East Asian plant called Japanese knotweed has put down roots in the south of Sweden. Despite being classified as

The raccoon dog spread to North Sweden from neighbouring Norway. (iStock)

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North Sweden on lookout for raccoon dogs

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Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at 15:55 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 10, 2015 at 17:30
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As the moose-hunting season kicks off in northern Sweden, hunters are being encouraged to keep an eye out for the

Sweden's chief climate negotiator at the Bonn Climate change conference this week says the international community needs to start working on compromises now in order to reach a comprehensive climate agreement. (iStock)

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Climate compromise needed: Swedish official

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Posted: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 18:07 — Last Updated: Thursday, September 3, 2015 at 18:18
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The Bonn Climate change conference ends on Friday and time is running out to achieve a compromise ahead of the

The Ojnare forest on northern Gotland. (Jonas Neuman/Sveriges Radio)

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Sweden’s Ojnare forest becomes protected area

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Posted: Tuesday, September 1, 2015 at 19:56 — Last Updated: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 19:14
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The government has decided that the Ojnare forest on the Baltic Island of Gotland needs to be protected for its

Monitoring Sweden's 2,700 km long coastline for unfamiliar species is no easy task. That's why scientists have created an app so the public can help out. (Anton Eriksson/Sveriges Radio P4 Väst)

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New app for reporting invasive marine species in Sweden

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Posted: Friday, August 28, 2015 at 14:45 — Last Updated: Monday, August 31, 2015 at 20:06
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Marine biologists from the University of Gothenburg have created an app which lets anyone with a smartphone send in pictures if they

Conservationists are questioning Sweden's bear hunt this year, saying the quotas are too high. (iStock)

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Sweden’s controversial bear hunt season begins

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Posted: Friday, August 21, 2015 at 13:52 — Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2015 at 20:29
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The bear hunting season starts today and up to 300 animals can be shot in Sweden until the end of the

Ojnare forest protest in Gotland. (Cristina Jardim Ribeiro/SR Gotland)

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Sweden close to decision on Gotland controversy

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Posted: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 13:46 — Last Updated: Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at 20:32
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Sweden’s government could be close to a decision on the controversial Ojnare forest on the Baltic island of Gotland, as the

View over mountains in Kebnekaise National Park in Sweden. (iStock)

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Summer 2015 missing in Tarfala, Sweden

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Posted: Monday, August 17, 2015 at 14:17 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at 18:53
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There was no Summer 2015 in Tarfala in the northern Swedish mountains. The Swedish weather service SMHI’s Sandra Andersson tells