The province is making €21 million available for the ANLb subsidy scheme (Agricultural Nature and Landscape Management) for the period 2026-2028.
This amount is significantly higher than last year. Then, €5 million was made available for a similar period.
“It is good news that, thanks to the contribution from the national government, more funds are available for agricultural nature management,” says Anouk Gielen, Deputy for Nature and Landscape. “The commitment of farmers to a healthy rural area and improving biodiversity is indispensable.”
The money is intended for managing nature and preserving cultural-historical landscapes in agricultural areas. The province receives the funds for the ANLb subsidy from the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN).
Nature-rich farmland is an important habitat for amphibians, insects, butterflies, birds, mammals, and bats. There are various measures that help farmland birds, such as mowing later or leaving parts of land undisturbed so birds can feed and breed there. Farmers can apply for ANLb subsidies for these measures.
The subsidy can also be used to maintain cultural-historical landscape elements. Examples of landscape elements include nature-friendly banks, pollard willows, ponds, ditches, hedgerows, rows of trees, and duck decoys.
The opening of the subsidy is a supplement to the Nature Management Plan 2026 (pdf) that was adopted earlier this month.
