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Contract-Based Nature Conservation OKULA
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For more than 25 years, agricultural enterprises in the Oberbergischer Kreis have had the opportunity to participate in contractual nature conservation based on the framework guidelines for contractual nature conservation and the Oberberg Cultural Landscape Program (OKULA).
The cultural landscape program of the Oberbergischer Kreis aims to create the financial conditions to secure habitats worthy of protection or in need of protection for wild animals and plants through suitable, nature-friendly farming practices by farmers in the long term.
Through grants for the management of extensively used grassland areas, a financial incentive is created, contributing not only to the preservation of habitats but also to the promotion of small-scale farming.
For this purpose, voluntary management agreements are concluded with farmers, detailing the specific maintenance measures to be carried out as well as the amount of the subsidy.
The funding required for the program is provided by the EU, the state, and the district budget.
The funding period is at least five years. During the application process, the Biologische Station Oberberg provides assistance. The granting authority is the Oberbergischer Kreis.
Legal bases include the EU's EAFRD regulation, the Framework Directive on Contractual Nature Conservation of North Rhine-Westphalia, and the Oberberg Cultural Landscape Program (OKULA).
Detailed information on contractual nature conservation can be found on the website Vertragsnaturschutz in Nordrhein-Westfalen.
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Oberberg Cultural Landscape Program (OKULA)
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Markus Kramer
