National Inventories of Landscapes in Sweden, NILS

NILS has developed into a national environmental monitoring program umbrella under which a number of monitoring programs are gathered:

The basic inventory 2003-2020

Seashores 2009-

Grasslands 2020-

Descidious forest 2020-

The mountain area 2003-2020

NILS is mainly funded by the Swedish Environmental Protection Agency and an important objective is to provide information for follow-up of the Swedish national environmental objectives and the Natura 2000 network. NILS also contributes data to environmental research and international reporting.

Contact: henrik.hedenas@slu.se, 090-786 86 41 and hans.gardfjell@slu.se, 090-786 82 41