Nature Management Provincial Subsidy

The provincial nature management subsidy (Subsidiestelsel Natuur en Landschap, SNL) provides financial support to landowners and land managers who maintain nature areas and landscape elements. Provinces are responsible for nature policy and fund this scheme to ensure that existing natural and landscape values are preserved through active management.

Eligible applicants include private landowners, nature conservation organizations, and agricultural collectives that manage certified nature areas. The subsidy covers the costs of management activities such as mowing, grazing, pruning hedgerows, and maintaining waterways. Applicants must follow an approved management plan and the managed land must be designated within the provincial nature network (Natuurnetwerk Nederland). Contracts typically run for six years.