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Framework for Implementation of the European Landscape Convention 6• to monitor and follow up the convention in Sweden,• to develop collaboration as well as communication and guidance with regards tothe Convention,• to encourage participation of the civil society and the public in the implementationprocess,• to follow up and, if necessary, take new initiatives regarding protection,management and planning of landscapes according to the Convention, and• to take into account the current work on regional landscape strategies.The assignment was presented to the Government on 1 March 2011.Work processThe assignment has been carried out in collaboration with the authorities and organisationsindicated by the government as well as with other agencies and organisations which havepreviously participated in the Swedish National Heritage Board’s work on the LandscapeConvention. 1 A questionnaire with specific inquiries regarding coordination responsibilityand organisation for the implementation of the ELC has been completed by the authoritiesand the result was compiled and discussed in a meeting on 2 February 2011. Thequestionnaire’s responses and discussions have formed the basis for the Swedish NationalHeritage Board’s proposal.The proposalThe proposal is aiming at setting up a formal framework for the implementation of the ELC inSweden. The proposal deals with coordination, responsibility and organisation with regardsto the implementation in various relevant policy areas. The proposals also concern follow-upand evaluation of the Convention as well as important issues to be addressed in order toinitiate a comprehensive implementation process in Sweden.1 Besides the organisations indicated by the Government, the Swedish National Heritage Board decidedto invite the following collaborators: The Swedish Energy Agency, the region of Västra Götaland, theSwedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth, the municipality of Lund, the municipalities andcounty councils of Sweden and Region Skåne (the municipalities of Gotland and Helsingborg declinedto participate).
Framework for Implementation of the European Landscape Convention 7Coordination, responsibility and organisationConcerned authorities should be given an independent responsibility for theimplementation of the provisions of the Convention within their respectivecompetences.The Swedish National Heritage Board believes that a shared responsibility betweenauthorities is the key to obtain successful mainstreaming of the Convention into a broadrange of policy areas. Only authorities operative within a certain sector have the ability tofully assess the appropriate measures to be taken in order to make the Convention vitalwithin that policy context. The major part of the responding authorities has put forth the pointof view that each authority should be responsible for the application of the Convention withinits field of competence. However, shared responsibility sets high demands for a joint visionfor the interpretation of the provisions of the Convention and for a uniform application.A group of authorities should be given a joint, comprehensive responsibility forcoordinating the implementation of the ELC. The group is proposed to initiallycomprise the Swedish National Board of Housing, Building and Planning, theSwedish Environmental Protection Agency, the Swedish National Heritage Board, theCounty Administrative Boards, the Swedish Board of Agriculture, the SwedishForestry Agency, the Swedish Transport Administration and the Swedish Agency forEconomic and Regional Growth.The establishment of such a cross-sectorial group is expected to strengthen a mainstreammode of implementation of the Convention into a broad range of policy areas. With regardsto the current work, the constellation is also expected to be suitable for solving the tasksassociated with the early stage of the implementation process. However, the size of thegroup and the authorities included must reflect current needs and challenges. Hence, thecoordination group may be reduced or extended to relevant parties from a wider circle iffound to be necessary.The inclusion of the County Administrative Boards into the group makes an important linkbetween the national and the regional level. The need for such a link has been stressedduring the consultation discussions.Society changes over time and so does the needs regarding protection, management andplanning of landscapes. New challenges will currently arise. Hence, an important task for thecoordination group will be to discuss and initiate new measures in order to continuously
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