West Norwegian fjord landscape - Nærøyfjord area - handling of applications 2023
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Aurland The municipality has now completed processing applications from agriculture in the World Heritage Area for 2023. Many good applications have been received, and unfortunately there are not enough funds to support everyone.
There is a permit of NOK 2,959,200 for annual operations, and NOK 1,508,428 for investments. This makes a total permit of NOK 4,467,628 for agriculture in the World Heritage Area in Nærøyfjorden A list of allocated funds can be found here.
The subsidy scheme is managed in accordance with the Regulations on subsidies for measures in Selected cultural landscapes in agriculture and the world heritage areas Vegaøyan and West Norwegian Fjord Landscape , and the Action Plan West Norwegian Fjord Landscape – Cultural Landscape.
The subsidy scheme that has been established to strengthen agriculture in the West Norwegian Fjord Landscape is very important for having an active agriculture here. It is very positive that national authorities prioritize funds for agriculture in the World Heritage Area. Nevertheless, we see that there is a need for an increased framework to support planned investments in addition to supporting annual operations.