Support available in the forestry sector
The Rural Support Service (RSS) invites project applications for the second round of support measures in the forestry sector from February 6, 2025, to March 6, 2025. The goal of these activities is forest planting, restoration, and replacement, as well as maintenance of the planted areas and thinning of young stands.
LA 7 “Investments in Sustainable Forestry” – public funding amounts to €9.5 million. The funds are intended for the following activities:
- Thinning of young stands and forest stand replacement – EUR 6 million;
- Forest planting activities – EUR 2 million;
- Restoration of forest stands destroyed by wildfires and natural disasters – EUR 1.5 million.
LA 8 “Support for Improving and Maintaining the Resilience and Ecological Value of Forest Ecosystems” – total funding allocated is EUR 3 million.
The implementation deadline for submitted projects, if thinning of young stands and/or forest planting or replacement (without further maintenance) is performed, is September 1, 2026. In cases involving additional agro-technical maintenance, the deadline is September 1, 2028.
Project applications must be submitted via the RSS Electronic Application System. More detailed information about the conditions of this round is available on the service’s website.
Support is available under the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD) and the Common Agricultural Policy Strategic Plan for 2023-2027.