National and international cultural, nature, and biodiversity heritage view
Conserving nature and biodiversity often depend on learning more about humans – and this is the focus of extensive research on Stockholm's Royal National City Park – the world's first national urban park. Creating gigantic networks, communicating via media, and changing analytical frameworks to bring more of the park areas' diverse values to bear on conservation legislation have been key strategies in establishing the park.
Design & Implementation
Last update: October 05, 2023
Challenge
important parks lacking national park status
Description
Stockholm's Royal National City Park is Sweden's most visited greenspace, a mixed woodland area of 27 sq km. The park supports high biodiversity and a range of ecosystem services from cleaning air and dampening noise to microclimate stability and recreation/recuperation from stress.