The Lake Vänern Society for Water Conservation is a non-profit organisation, and membership is voluntary. At the present time we have 70 members, of whom 34 are associated conservancies and similar bodies. Among our members are local authorities, county councils, other government bodies, companies engaged in the private sector, pressure groups and others interested in water conservancy.

The Society's objects are to promote the conservation of Lake Vänern's natural environment by:

• Functioning as a forum for the discussion of environmental issues affecting Lake Vänern and the dissemination of information about the lake
• Carrying out surveys of the lake and its waters
• Reporting and evaluating the results of environmental monitoring
• Formulating environmental objectives and proposing measures to be taken where these are needed; and also, where necessary, initiating further surveys
• Disseminating information about environmental conditions affecting the lake and about current environmental issues
• Producing information about the lake that is easily accessible

Co-operating with other organisations with a view to sharing experience and making our work more efficient
Every year the Society organises a Vänern Day and produces an Annual Report about the lake. On Vänern Day a number of speakers report on the latest results of environmental monitoring and on current environmental issues affecting the lake.