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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.
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In 2009, the Directorate for Nature Management submitted the Strategy for management of species in the deer family
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up to 2030 2009b. The Ministry of the Environment stresses the deer family strategy as an important policy instrument for contributing to
better management. The strategy contains several measures. Several of the measures in the strategy are fi nanced through the grant schemes, but there is no direct connection
between the strategy for species in the deer family and game grants. The strategy defi nes further goals for the administration. The strategy has separate goals for
hunting, which should build upon the following four values: community, diversity, safety and involvement.
The budget proposition states that the grant should go to measures organised by indi- viduals, clubs and organisations where the measure is regional, inter-municipal or
national in nature. Measures that are eligible for grants include mapping of game interests and the habitats of game resources, incorporation into municipal plans
pursuant to the Planning and Building Act where the purpose is to improve overview of the population, establishment and operation of local cooperation councils, partici-
pation in the operating plan work of rights holders, research, development and student assignments, organisations, clubs and associations that want to implement measures,
and other prioritised game-related purposes.
Figure 8 shows the distribution in grant recipient categories for the sub-Item Local game- related measures, etc.. In 2011, the Directorate for Nature Management allocated
NOK 20.8 million under this item, county governors allocated NOK 4.5 million and county authorities NOK 5.1 million.
Figure 8 Allocation of game-related grants in 2011, sub-Item 3 Local game-related measures, etc.
Q Organisations and local assocations
Q Research institutions
Q County authorities and county governors
Q Municipality and inter-municipal outdoor recreation councils
Q Other
54 21
7 18
16 38
40 6
16
67 17
County authorities County governors
The Directorate
Source: The Office of the Auditor General on the basis of data from the grant administrators. There are deficiencies in some of the data submitted.
Figure 8 shows that the county authority grants a signifi cant share of the grant funding for local game-related measures to organisations and local clubs.
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The majority of the funding allocated by the Directorate for Nature Management goes to research.
In total, 55 per cent of the funding from the sub-Item Local game-related measures, etc. goes to research institutions.
23 Deer family is a generic term for several species in the deer family. In Norway we have the species wild reindeer, red deer, elk, roe and fallow buck http:www.miljostatus.noTemaNaturmangfoldHjortevilt.
24 Private individuals are included in this category.
