Farm advisors’ perspectives on barriers and opportunities for wetland creation – the view from Sweden

Figures & data

Table 1. Comparison between the available grants for wetland construction: Rural Development programme (RDP), “Lokala Vattenvårdsprojekt” (LOVA) and “Lokala Naturvårdssatsningen” (LONA).

	RDP	LOVA	LONA
Responsible authority	Swedish Board of Agriculture	Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management	Swedish Environmental Protection Agency
Available for	All landowners	Municipalities and non-profit organisation (also in combination)	Municipalities
Purpose	Nutrient retention or Biodiversity (irrigation from 2023)	Improved water quality	Biodiversity/recreation, flood control and ground water recharge, climate (rewetting peatland)
Payment at start of work	No	Yes, maximum 75%	Yes, maximum 75%
Level of financial support	Maximum 100%	Maximum 90%	Maximum 90%
Reimbursement	Actual costs	Actual costs	Actual costs