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Sweden has a long and proud history in biological and ecological research and has shown a strong commitment to being part of global environmental initiatives such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), taking a key role in both the Conference of the Parties’ (CoP) and subsidiary body’s (SBSTTA) meetings in the formative years. Swedish research has been particularly strong in areas such as taxonomy, population ecology and genetics
and in ecosystems such as boreal forests, lakes, running water, and agricultural systems. In 2001 the Swedish Government made a special allocation of funding for biodiversity research to be administered by the Swedish Research Council (VR) and the Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (Formas). The research councils appointed 2010 two committees to evaluate their investment in biodiversity research from the perspectives of the quality and strategic direction of the science (Science Committee) and the relevance of the research (Relevance Committee). The Science Committee consisted of ten international experts representing a wide range of science relevant to biodiversity. The Relevance Committee consisted of five national and international experts representing stakeholder organisations relevant to biodiversity issues.