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The Directorate for Nature Management states that the organisation of each grant scheme has not been systematically reviewed after the regulations for the schemes
were stipulated. With the exception of the regulations for the item Grants for priority species and selected habitats, from 2010, the regulations have remained unchanged
since 2000. Changes to the administration of the grant items in connection with the administration reform are therefore not refl ected in the regulations for the grant
schemes. The Ministry of the Environment states that the Directorate for Nature Management has been asked to review all grant regulations in 2013.
6.2 Goal achievement for the individual grant scheme
The questionnaire survey sent to county governors and county authorities shows that respondents believe that the grant schemes contribute to achievement of the goals in
the area. The degree of goal achievement contribution varies between grant schemes, cf. Figure 6.
Figure 6 The county authorities’ and county governors’ perception of the grants’ contribution to goal achievement
20 40
60 80
100 Selected habitats and
priority species N = 17 Water environment
measures, liming N = 11 Fish-related purposes
N = 15 Game-related purposes
N = 18 Game-related purposes
N = 15 Outdoor recreation
measures N = 17
County governors County
authorities
The grant scheme is an important part of the work in order to achieve the goals
Q Completely disagree or disagree
Q Neither agree nor disagree
Q Completely agree or agree
Source: The Office of the Auditor General
For water environment measures, all county governors believe the grant scheme is an important part of the work in order to achieve the goals, whereas for game and fi sh-
related purposes, about 70 per cent believe the grant scheme is an important part of the work in order to achieve the goals. Ninety-three per cent of county authorities
believe game-related grants are important in order to achieve the goals, while 82 per cent believe grants for outdoor recreation measures are an important part of the work
to achieve the goals in the area.
The respondents’ perceptions as regards the grant schemes’ signifi cance for goal achievement compared with other instruments, varies depending on the grant scheme
in question. See Figure 7 on the following page.
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Figure 7 The county authorities’ and county governors’ perception of whether other instruments are more important to goal achievement than grants
County governors County
authorities
Q To a very large extent or to a large extent
Q To a certain extent
Q To a small extent or very small extent
Q No opinion
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 Selected habitats and
priority species N = 17 Water environment
measures, liming N = 11 Fish-related purposes
N = 15 Game-related purposes
N = 18 Game-related purposes
N = 15 Outdoor recreation
measures N = 17
To what extent are other measures than the grant scheme more important to achieve the area goals?
Source: The Office of the Auditor General
As regards the grant scheme for water environment measures liming, only one of the county governors believes that other instruments, to a very signifi cant degree or
signifi cant degree, are more important than grants. For the game grant, 13 out of 18 county governors and 8 out of 15 county authorities believe that other instruments,
to a very signifi cant degree or signifi cant degree, are more important.
6.2.1 Grants for fish and game-related measures
The grants for fi sh and game-related measures over Chapter 1425 are fi nanced through fi shing and hunting fees. In addition to the grants, the fees also fi nance operation of the
schemes and registers, statistics, research and reports.
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Proposition 1 S 2011–2012 intends that half of the fund revenues shall go to measures in the districts. Use of fund
resources is discussed with representatives for the user interests. The fee, use of resources in previous years and future use of resources are discussed at the meetings.
The grants for game and fi sh-related measures support the national goal for harvesting, which is defi ned under the performance areas vibrant rivers and lakes, diverse forests
and magnifi cent mountain landscapes, cf. Proposition 1 S 2011–2012. The goal is that all harvested populations shall be harvested in an ecosystem-based and sustainable
manner to ensure that the species exist in viable populations within their natural range within 2020. Grants are also given to water environment measures over Chapter 1427.
Grants for game-related purposes
According to Proposition 1 S 2011–2012, the criterion for goal achievement is whether the scheme
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, through support for good management of the game at a national and regional level, contributes to there being sui
cient number of individuals for the game to be harvested sustainably. Proposition 1 S contains no separate goals for hunting.
21 All registered hunters pay hunter’s licence fee to the Fish and Game Fund. In addition are hunting fees, where the fee for elk and deer is channelled to the municipal game fund and the fee for wild reindeer to the game fund. A fi shing licence fee must
be paid for fi shing for anadromous species salmon, salmon trout and sea char in river systems or using permanent fi shing equipment in the sea. The revenues go to the Norwegian state’s fi shing fund.
22 Grants are awarded for all species of game. Grants consist of four sub-items: Measures for species in the deer family, wild reindeer measures, local game-related measures, etc. and game monitoring.
