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The Danish Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020: Grants for forest for biodiversity:
The purpose of the support scheme is to contribute to securing stable habitats for forest dwelling species, and maintain valuable natural environment in forests.
The support scheme priorities areas and species protected by the Habitat Directive to implement the Natura 2000 plans. The purpose of the support scheme is pursued by the following activities and investments such as:
• Extensive forestry (activity);
• Coppice forestry (activity);
• Forest gracing (investment and activity);
• Forest wetlands (investment and activity);
• Trees for natural decay (activity);
• Clearing of undesired growth (investment);
• Special efforts for protected species (investment).

The Danish Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020: Grants for sustainable forestry – Forest Regeneration and Green Management Plan:
The purpose of the support scheme is to promote sustainable forest management.
The purpose of the support scheme is pursued by subsidising investments such as converting non-native coniferous forest stands to native broadleaf stands or management plans to protect valuable natural environment in forests.

The Danish Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020: Targeted regulation of nitrogen: The subsidy aims to ensure that there is an improvement in the environmental condition of the coastal waters. You may therefore apply for grants to ensure the establishment of catch crops or alternative nitrogen-reducing measures, which are intended to prevent excess nitrogen from being discharged into the aquatic environment. The scheme must ensure a targeted effort in the areas where there is a need to reduce nitrogen emissions.

The Danish Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020:The Danish Rural Development Programme 2014 – 2020: Business development: The purpose of the scheme is to promote sustainable agricultural enterprises and forest holdings through the development and application of new technologies, while also reducing undesirable effects on the surrounding society.
Environmentally efficient technologies represent a growth area with considerable employment and export potential. The promotion of and support for knowledge exchange and incentives for using new efficient technologies to overcome environmental problems and initiate new production can help the agricultural, forestry and food sectors to remain competitive. Businesses engaged in agriculture and forest holdings may therefore apply for the grants to enhance knowledge exchange and development of technology.

Animal welfare programme: The programme supports animal welfare organizations and animal shelters rescuing and helping abandoned, abused, mistreated and distressed animals in need for care. Another part of the programme supports campaigns educating and informing the public and animal owners how to treat and take care of animals (not productions animals). The aim is to improve the well-being and health of animals in Denmark.
The programme is provided as a grant where applicants apply for a specific project or veterinary costs, animal transport costs or other operating costs.

Conservation of native livestock and plant genetic resources: The purpose is to conserve and sustainably manage plant and native livestock genetic resources, including the native brown bee population. The genetic resources are of Danish origin or of value to Danish agriculture. This is among others to fulfil Danish obligations according to international agreements in the area (International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and Global Plan of Action for Animal Genetic Resources). The Danish conservation work on native livestock is concentrated on breeds in risk of extinction, which are often kept by small-scale farmers.