Grant

Funding of forestry measures within the framework of the joint task "Improvement of Agricultural Structure and Coastal Protection" (ForstGAKFöRL M-V)

Funding of forestry measures in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania for the sustainable development of the forest and the safeguarding of its utilitarian, protective, and recreational functions. Applications are possible before the start of the project.

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Grant criteria

Application Deadline: Ongoing
Application level: Advanced
Region: Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

Funding objective

The state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania supports measures for the sustainable development of forestry, the safeguarding of the forest's utilitarian, protective, and recreational functions, as well as the improvement of production, working, and marketing conditions.

Eligible expenses

  • Near-natural forest management
  • Forestry infrastructure
  • Forestry cooperatives
  • Initial afforestation
  • Measures to address extreme weather-related forest damage

Eligible to apply

  • Individuals
  • Companies
  • Public Institutions

Funding requirements

  • Ownership of agricultural and forestry land
  • Natural and legal persons under private or public law
  • Forestry association
  • Compliance with the applicable GAK framework plan
  • Observance of the binding periods and special measure requirements

Description

Within the framework of the joint task "Improvement of Agricultural Structure and Coastal Protection," the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania provides a grant for forestry measures. The goal is the sustainable development of the forest as well as the permanent safeguarding of its productive, protective, and recreational functions. Funding is provided, among other things, for near-natural forest management, the expansion of forestry infrastructure, initial afforestation, and measures to address forest damage caused by extreme weather events. This aims to optimize production, labor, and marketing conditions in forestry and to promote long-term stable forest ecosystems. Applications must be submitted before the start of the respective project and must comply with the provisions of the current GAK framework plan.

Eligible to apply across sectors are natural and legal persons under private and public law who own agricultural and forestry land, as well as forestry associations. Grants are awarded as co-financing, with the exact amount of the subsidy depending on the type and scope of the planned measure. A prerequisite for approval is compliance with the prescribed binding periods and the specific requirements of the individual funding modules. Interested applicants should submit their documents before the project begins to Landesforst Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, which administers the funds and provides advisory support on behalf of the Ministry for Climate Protection, Agriculture, Rural Areas, and Environment Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

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