Stiftung Kulturlandpflege

The Kulturlandpflege Foundation is a non-profit foundation under civil law based in Hanover. It was established on June 5, 1997 (World Environment Day) by the Central Association of Hunting Cooperatives and Private Hunting Grounds in Lower Saxony (ZJEN) with initial capital of 500,000 euros. The foundation promotes and finances voluntary nature conservation and landscape management measures, manages over 350 hectares of its own protected areas, and advises landowners on project implementation. Well-known programs: FABiAN, F.R.A.N.Z., Biodiversity Program with the Hanover Region, North German Landscape Management School.

The foundation exclusively pursues objectives related to nature conservation and landscape management. It contributes to preserving, maintaining, and further developing the traditional cultural landscape of Lower Saxony – in close cooperation with agriculture and private landowners. Voluntary nature conservation and economically viable land use are to be harmonized in this process.

Funding is primarily provided to private landowners, farmers, and agricultural enterprises in rural areas of Lower Saxony. Hunting cooperatives as well as non-profit organizations managing nature conservation projects are also eligible for funding. The geographical focus is on the entire federal state of Lower Saxony. A prerequisite is usually co-financing by the applicants.