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Rural Development Policy Overview

Menu of RDP Axis 2 measures

Axis Two «Improving the environment and the countryside » comprises the measures listed below. Every RDP has to include measure 214 « Agri-environment payments » which reflects the importance of this measure throughout the EU. Each Member State is free to choose which of the other measures it includes in its RDP to implement axis 2. (Click here to go back to the Axes & Measures page)

Axis 2 - Improving the environment and the countryside
 

Sustainable use of agricultural land

211

Natural handicap payments to farmers in mountain areas

212

Payments to farmers in areas with handicaps, other than mountain areas

213

Natura 2000 payments and payments linked to Directive 2000/60/EC

214

Agri-environment payments

215

Animal welfare payments

216

Non-productive investments
 

Sustainable use of forestry land

221

First afforestation of agricultural land

222

First establishment of agro-forestry systems on agricultural land

223

First afforestation of non-agricultural land

224

Natura 2000 payments

225

Forest-environment payments

226

Restoring forestry potential and introducing prevention actions

227

Non-productive investments