Compensation Areas / Acquisition of Value Units (Schoellerhof Foundation)

In Lower Saxony, a unique replacement land pool of approximately 211 hectares is available, through which public institutions, companies, and private individuals can acquire value units to compensate for interventions in nature and landscape. The Schoellerhof Foundation is responsible for the development and permanent maintenance of the compensation areas and ensures high planning security for all project sponsors through a nature conservation-optimized concept. Whether near-natural still waters, deciduous and mixed forests with a high proportion of old and deadwood, nutrient-poor succession areas, heaths and species-rich grasslands, or extensively used grasslands with intermittently wet wetlands – the diverse habitat types create contiguous, ecologically valuable landscape structures.

Eligible for funding are cities, municipalities, and other planning authorities who can demonstrate the obligation to compensate under the intervention regulation and must offset the resulting damage through appropriate measures. The grant covers 100% of the compensation measures and the ongoing management of the areas. Through a one-time payment for the required value units, the entire process of ecological enhancement can be managed by experts from the Schoellerhof Foundation. Inquiries can be made continuously, ensuring timely implementation of all compensation projects.