The Małopolska Regional Government Board has announced the fifth edition of the competition entitled “Małopolska Cultural Grazing – extensive farming methods as an ecological way of preserving biodiversity and landscape in 2026.”
The territorial scope of cultural sheep grazing under the competition is presented on the map Grazing Areas – Competition 2026.
As part of the competition, tasks will be commissioned in particular that involve active protection of biodiversity and landscape through cultural sheep grazing in one of the 10 regions of Małopolska: Babia Góra, Orawa, the Gorce Mountains, Spiš, the Pieniny and Little Pieniny Mountains, Nowy Targ Podhale (Nowy Targ County), the Sub-Tatra region, the Nowy Sącz region, the Gorlice region, and the Limanowa region.
Deadline for submission of applications: by 19 February 2026.
Details of the competition and its regulations are available on the Małopolska Voivodeship website and in the Public Information Bulletin.