During the 1990's, restoration and creation of wetlands have been suggested and also introduced in some parts of Sweden as one important measure. Incentives and policy. Wetland creation implies conversion of other type of land. Farmers' financial and non-financial motives for participating in the programme, and the costs and benefits to society from the programme, are studied. Wetland ecosystem services and their dependence on links between wetlands and other ecosystems.
Water is a necessity for wetlands and a precondition for maintaining wetland structure and function.
Wetland freshwater demand are estimated and analysed as an indicator of how much water that needs to be directed into wetlands to secure their flow of goods and services. Birds' functional role as mobile links between wetlands and other ecosystems are also analysed.