On 29 October the 11th International Conference of the Forest Certification Council of Latvia (LMSP) “Environment and Sustainable Forest and Land Management – Current Solutions”, at the LBTU Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
https://www.lmsp.lv/lmsp-11-starptautiska-konference-vide-un-ilgtspejiga-meza-un-zemes-parvaldiba-aktualakie-risinajumi-
Industry
https://www.lvm.lv/jaunumi/8109-as-latvijas-valsts-mezi-turpmak-vadis-sandis-jansons
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/ekonomika/16.09.2026-sadales-tikla-sefs-jansons-atstas-amatu-no-oktobra-saks-darbu-lvm-vaditaja-amata.a663402/
The council of the joint stock company “Latvijas valsts meži” (LVM) has approved the chairman of the LVM board – the company will be managed for the next five years by Sandis Jansons, who will take up the position on 1 October 2026.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xeYJRkegxko
https://www.zemeunvalsts.lv/berzu-programmas-30-gadu-jubileja
(...) respect for nature, responsibility for the future, and work the results of which are not measured in one season, but in generations.
https://www.daba.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/stajas-speka-izmainas-koku-cirsanas-kartiba-arpus-meza
The main benefit of the amendments is more precisely defined management priorities. The changes in the regulations ensure that natural values are not irreversibly destroyed during tree maintenance or construction processes, while simultaneously speeding up approval processes (...)
https://www.lvm.lv/jaunumi/8108-as-latvijas-valsts-mezi-pievilcigakais-darba-devejs-stradajoso-un-studentu-vidu
In the study, employers were assessed based on 25 different criteria, including the company's successful operations in its field, job stability, salary, growth and training opportunities, care for employees, reputation, meaningful work, work environment, and innovation.
https://www.zm.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/zm-gaidu-vestule-lvm-uzdots-stiprinat-ekonomisko-pienesumu-uzlabot-kiberdrosibu-un-nodrosinat-cilvekiem-atputas-iespejas-meza
The letter stipulates the strengthening of integrated enterprise risk management and continuing to increase cybersecurity and information system resilience, ensuring the protection of critical data, services, and technological processes against cyber threats.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQtX4nspObU
From log to microchip: where is the value of Latvian exports really created?
https://radioswh.lv/daba-un-turisms/mezs-ka-terapija-orhidejas-celmalas-un-neskarta-daba-petniece-lauz-prieksstatus-par-latvijas-meziem/
At first glance, a road in the forest might seem like mere infrastructure, yet its edge is a contact zone between different environments. More light reaches it, which allows for a great diversity of flowering plants to form.
Worth knowing! About upcoming and current events
On 29 October the 11th International Conference of the LMSP “Environment and Sustainable Forest and Land Management – Current Solutions”. At the LBTU Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
https://www.lmsp.lv/lmsp-11-starptautiska-konference-vide-un-ilgtspejiga-meza-un-zemes-parvaldiba-aktualakie-risinajumi-
On 19 September Autumn Seedling Parade in Sigulda
https://www.zemeunvalsts.lv/rudens-stadu-parade-sigulda-rudens-skaistakie-stadi-un-tiksanas-ar-1
On 26 September “Forest comes to Jelgava 2026”
https://www.lbtu.lv/lv/raksts/2026-09-10/mezs-ienak-jelgava-2026-aicina-sajust-mezu-pilsetas-sirdi-jelgavas-pils-parka
On 8 October Forest Industry Day
https://inovacijas.lu.lv/par-mums/zinas/zina/t/110507/
On 3 December Conference on innovative science-based solutions for soil improvement in agriculture, crop production, and horticulture
https://kki.lv/aktualitates/konference-kas-2026-gada-izskana-pulces-lauku-atbalsta-dienesta-administretos-petijumus
Until 1 October we are looking for the European Tree of the Year in Latvia (a tree with a story)
https://www.zemeunvalsts.lv/eiropas-gada-koks-latvija-2026-meklejam-koku-ar-stastu
Until 30 September we invite you to participate in the vote for the first European Timber Architecture Award “WoodPoP Dara Award 2026”
https://www.zemeunvalsts.lv/kokaudzetava-zabaki-pretende-uz-eiropas-meroga-atzinibu-nobalso
Baloži peat museum railway excursions in 2026
https://kudrasbanitis.lv/lv/ekskursijas
Official
https://www.vmd.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/meza-valsts-registra-darbibas-partraukums-uz-laiku-tiek-atlikts
(...) the suspension of the State Forest Register, which was planned from 8:00 PM on 13 September until 18 September, is temporarily postponed.
https://www.vmd.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/lepojamies-valsts-meza-dienesta-gada-cilveki
Since 2015, the “State Forest Service People of the Year” have been nominated and honoured annually in the State Forest Service (...)
Economy
https://www.youtube.com/live/ayQMZDYsV2w
The Luminor bank’s Latvian and Baltic economic review.
Science
https://kki.lv/aktualitates/ka-apsaimniekot-latvijas-mezus-un-pilnvertigak-izmantot-resursus-uzsak-valsts-petijumu-programmu
https://www.zm.gov.lv/lv/jaunums/uzsakta-valsts-petijumu-programma-klimatnoturigai-un-konkuretspejigai-latvijas-mezu-apsaimniekosanai
ForestRoute-LV these issues will be examined as a whole, combining the expertise of the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, the Latvian State Forest Research Institute “Silava”, and the Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies.
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/dzive-stils/tehnologijas-un-zinatne/14.09.2026-peti-koksnes-pelnus-ka-meslojumu-meza-zemes-augsnes-kvalitates-uzlabosanai.a663059/
(...) “Silava” leading researcher Andis Lazdiņš estimated that approximately 20 thousand tonnes of ash are produced in Latvia every year. Ash is inevitably produced by both households and businesses.
https://www.lbtu.lv/lv/raksts/2026-09-15/challengeeu-veicina-latvijas-un-polijas-mezkopibas-ekspertu-sadarbibu
Alongside specific examples of forestry, guests of Latvia were also interested in the scale of Polish forestry and management approaches.
Hunting
https://www.medibam.lv/medniekiem-beidzot-gana-nolemts-pasiem-kerties-pie-aizsargajamas-sugas-izpetes
The Lithuanian Hunters and Fishermen Association has created a lynx observation map. Its goal is to better understand the distribution of lynx and to obtain more verifiable data on the state of the population in Lithuania over a longer period.
https://www.medibam.lv/video-lusu-mate-igaunija-dizojas-ar-diviem-mazuliem-ari-latvija-lusus-novero-arvien-biezak
Forest cameras allow a glimpse into the daily lives of animals without disturbing them.
https://www.medibam.lv/mednieki-izglabj-slegto-skolu-no-pamestibas-te-tagad-glabajas-gan-trofejas-gan-skolas-atminas
(...) hunters have gradually adapted the building for their own needs and continue to maintain it. At the same time, it is important for them to also preserve evidence of the time when a school was still operating here.
Not just a domestic fuel source
https://db.lv/zinas/video-kutsmesli-var-klut-par-pasmaju-degvielas-avotu
(...) the structure of biomethane and diesel tractor engines, the design of the motors is no different, and the value – the price – of the tractor should be the same (...)
https://www.lsm.lv/raksts/zinas/latvija/18.09.2026-biologiskos-atkritumus-dienvidkurzeme-parstrada-arvien-vairak-razo-gazi-elektribu-un-kompostu.a663661/
The amount of garden waste being delivered to the territory of the biodegradable waste processing plant is currently increasing (...)
Jelgava and bridges
https://www.jelgavniekiem.lv/zinas/jelgavas-zinas/dzelzcela-parvada-atjaunosana-varetu-sakties-jau-oktobri/
The railway overpass in Jelgava is one of three bridges in Latvia whose condition was assessed as poor by experts in 2024. Cracks in the deck, tilted railings, and other defects have affected the overpass built in 1979 (...)
https://lvceli.lv/aktuali/lidz-nedelas-beigam-lielupes-tilts-uz-liepajas-sosejas-naktis-bus-atverts/
Due to a break during repair works, the Lielupe bridge on the Liepāja highway (A9) (24.56 km) will be open to traffic at night until the end of this week. However, from Monday next week, work will resume, and from 21 to 25 September, the bridge will be closed to traffic at night between 7:50 PM and 5:50 AM.
Speeches that are heard once a year
https://www.tvnet.lv/8547406/latvijas-ep-deputati-atskirigi-verte-ek-prezidentes-runu-bazas-par-drosibas-jautajumiem
(...) there were several symbolic and regionally significant messages in von der Leyen’s speech regarding security and the economy, yet the most critical question is the financial coverage for these plans. (...) the new taxes mentioned in the EC President’s speech will not be enough to additionally fund current EU ambitions, not to mention new initiatives.
Miscellaneous
https://diena.lv/raksts/latvija/dienas-intervijas/jutas-apzelots-bet-ne-attaisnots
I will put it bluntly – my assessment of how the Latvian state has handled the matter has not changed with this decision.
https://diena.lv/raksts/latvija/dienas-intervijas/jebkadas-kritiskas-spriestspejas-trukums
(...) if this had happened, for example, in one of the Scandinavian countries, where even just being under the influence of alcohol, let alone getting behind the wheel of a car, would be a reputational threat and would have major consequences for the political force itself.
Current events in cartoons
https://lasi.lv/par-svarigo/karikatura/zime-gatis-sluka-prieksa-bistamiba.48079
https://diena.lv/raksts/viedokli/karikaturista-skats/autobusu-blokade-1
https://diena.lv/raksts/viedokli/karikaturista-skats/lielie-solijumi
https://lasi.lv/par-svarigo/karikatura/zime-gatis-sluka-bet-es-esmu-ministrs.47888
https://lasi.lv/par-svarigo/karikatura/zime-gatis-sluka-latviesu-merisanas.47603
https://lasi.lv/par-svarigo/karikatura/zime-gatis-sluka-arprats-mani-personigie-dati.47744