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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden’s crayfish season looks set for a strong year, but the native species is still under threat]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The time for crayfish platters is here and this year’s conditions for crayfish fishing look good. But the Swedish river crayfish is critically endangered - and the crayfish platter itself may be a tradition that is slowly disappearing.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 07:06:15 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Good Crayfish Catch Expected This Year as Swedish River Crayfish Remains Critically Endangered]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The time for crayfish platters is here and this year’s conditions for crayfish fishing look good. But the Swedish river crayfish is critically endangered - and the crayfish platter itself may be a tradition that is slowly disappearing.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:07:43 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Government advances Norra Kärr mine plan with conditions to protect Vättern drinking water]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government has taken a new step toward mineral extraction at the Norra Kärr mine near Lake Vättern. The deposit is considered to be of such great national interest that a processing concession should be granted, according to the county administrative board, on condition that the company shows how drinking water will be protected. However, the permit is controversial.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:45:57 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[They want to limit the authorities' appeals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The government agency Acceleration Office, which has the government's mission to accelerate industry's green transition, wants it to be more difficult for authorities to appeal permits and decisions.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Faces Tough Talks on Baltic Sea Herring Quotas]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The stock of herring in the Baltic Sea and the Gulf of Bothnia is heavily fished. When the EU countries are to agree on the fishing quotas for next year, the Swedish government and the EU Commission are the herring's only friends, according to Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren (Christian Democrats).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 25 Oct 2025 15:19:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[EU Leaders Hold Crisis Meeting on Baltic Sea Fish Stocks in Stockholm]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Not even a total fishing stop may be enough to save the stocks in the Baltic Sea, warns a new alarm report. Now EU leaders and ministers are gathering for a broad crisis meeting in Stockholm.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 30 Sep 2025 04:01:09 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Sweden Restores Over 35 Square Kilometers of Wetlands in 2024]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[In 2024, over 31 square kilometers of wetland were restored, according to the Environmental Protection Agency's compilation. Above all, the work has been done in protected areas.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 08:21:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Invasive species found - prohibited since 2016]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Dec 2024 07:24:28 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Alarms: Environmental Requirements Threaten Sweden's Green Metals]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Sweden's large deposits of critical metals are an important piece of the puzzle in the EU's green transition – but today's regulatory framework threatens the extraction. Now, the Swedish Geological Survey (SGU) is sounding the alarm to the government.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 04:45:29 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Hard for Sweden to protect nature on land]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The world's countries have agreed to protect 30 percent of land and sea areas by 2030. The Environment Minister admits that it will be difficult to achieve for Sweden's part. It is clear that we have major challenges, says Romina Pourmokhtari (The Liberals).]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:13:19 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Thousands of Lobster Pots Are Lost Every Year]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 23 Sep 2024 02:11:41 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[So the sharp and invasive oysters can be stopped]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[The Japanese giant oyster is a concern along the West Coast. Now the Agency for Marine and Water Management hopes for a legislative change that can help get rid of the oyster.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 15 Jul 2024 07:11:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Warmer seas kill shark eggs]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Warmer sea water in combination with acidification can pose a great danger to the sea's sharks. Their eggs develop much worse, which leads to the embryo dying, according to a new study.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 12:45:21 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Catastrophic Situation for Wild Salmon – New Fishing Ban]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Experts and fishermen are testifying to a continued difficult situation for wild salmon in Sweden. Now, fishing is being stopped in yet another river. All signs unfortunately point to it being another catastrophic bad year in the rivers, says Thomas Johansson at Baltic Salmon Rivers in collaboration.]]></description>
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            <title><![CDATA[More and more bathing places with excellent water quality]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[Poor water quality is excellent at all the more frequently visited Swedish bathing spots where the water is regularly checked by the municipalities.]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The light purple Lilac is one of our most common and perhaps also most luck-inducing bushes – now also described as invasive. But the benefit is greater than the problem, says Mora Aronsson, at SLU.]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 02 Jun 2024 15:27:00 GMT</pubDate>
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