German Cultural Landscape Award

The German Foundation for Cultural Landscapes honors exemplary commitment to the preservation of historically developed regions and their ecological diversity with the German Cultural Landscape Award. In a nationwide competition, a highly qualified jury recognizes four outstanding projects that impress through innovative approaches in landscape management, nature conservation, agriculture, and rural regional development. A total prize fund of €10,000 is available. Awarded are initiatives that integrate ecological, economic, and social aspects and serve as transferable models for other activities in rural areas. This funding award promotes forward-looking contributions to strengthening cultural landscapes and sustainably supports the equivalence of living conditions between urban and rural areas.

Eligible to participate are individuals, agricultural enterprises, landscape management and citizen associations, as well as nature conservation and agricultural organizations based in Germany. Applications require a concrete project in the field of cultural landscape preservation. Evaluation criteria include the degree of innovation, sustainability dimensions (ecological, economic, social), and transferability as a model for comparable initiatives. In addition to financial support, the award offers valuable public recognition and networking opportunities within a committed network. Projects that exemplify how cultural landscapes can be secured in the long term while simultaneously being developed with a future-oriented approach are at the heart of this competition. Applications are possible annually and support ambitious actors in preserving regional identities while simultaneously providing impetus for sustainable land use.