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Our Natural Europe: conservation stories show importance of local action

News Published 17 Jun 2013 Last modified 21 Jun 2016

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Photo: © Gordon McInnes

When fishermen in the Koster Sea in Southern Sweden understood the value of the ecosystems beneath the waves, they voluntarily agreed to change fishing practices. The area became Sweden’s first marine national park in 2006.

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