Subject Guides: Biology: Reports, data and authorities

Swedish authorities and organisations

County boards of Sweden
Choose region you want information about and then use auto-translation function on the pages.
Naturvårdsverket - Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
The public agency in Sweden that has an overview of conditions in the environment and progress in environmental policy. We also have the task of coordinating, monitoring and evaluating efforts, involving many agencies, to meet Sweden’s environmental objectives.
Statistics Sweden (SCB)
A government agency that produces statistics. The statistics are used as a basis for decision-making, debates and research.
The Swedish Chemicals Agency (KemI)
The driver in efforts to attain a non-toxic environment.
The Swedish National Food Agency.
Work towards the following goals; healthy dietary habits, safe foods and fair practices in the food trade.
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management
A government agency that works for flourishing seas, lakes and streams for the benefit and enjoyment of all.

Eurostat
UNdata
A single entry point for searching and downloading a variety of statistical resources of the UN System.

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A single entry point for searching and downloading a variety of statistical resources of the UN System. Gives access to a large number of UN databases either by browsing the data series or through a keyword search.
There is a whole range of statistics including Population, Industry, Energy, Trade and National Accounts.
World Bank Data
Open data from the world bank. More resources if you scroll down to bottom of page.

The Biodiversity Heritage Library
Works collaboratively to make biodiversity literature openly available to the world as part of a global biodiversity community.
The European Environment Agency (EEA)
An agency of the European Union.
FAO - Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature - Resources
IUCN has one of the world’s most comprehensive ranges of authoritative publications, reports, guidelines and databases for conservation and sustainable development.
Kew - Royal Botanic Gardens - Kew Science
Kew houses the largest and most diverse botanical and mycological collections in the world. Search key research projects, or explore Kew's data and resources for plant and fungal information.