Nordenskiöld, an Early Pioneer of Nordic Conservation : Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History 2012, no. 12: Nordenskiöld, an Early Pioneer of Nordic Conservation

In 1880, after the successfully completing his expedition to sail the Northeast Passage, the Finnish-Swedish explorer and scientist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901) published his essay Förslag till inrättandet af Riksparker i de nordiska länderna (A Proposal for Establishing National Parks in the...

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Main Author: Niemi, Seija A.
Format: Text
Language:English
Published: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society, Munich, Germany 2012
Subjects:
arctic
conservation
explorations
national parks
Environmental Knowledge
Environmental Movements
Arctic
Northeast Passage
Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.5282/rcc/3891
http://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/3891/
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Summary:In 1880, after the successfully completing his expedition to sail the Northeast Passage, the Finnish-Swedish explorer and scientist Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901) published his essay Förslag till inrättandet af Riksparker i de nordiska länderna (A Proposal for Establishing National Parks in the Nordic Countries). In his essay, Nordenskiöld called for the creation of protected areas in which the original nature of the Nordic countries could be preserved for later generations. His Proposal eventually led to the passing of Sweden's Conservation Act of 1909, which established nine national parks - the first ever in Europe.

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