The total funding available is €441,621. The project implementation period is until 15 November 2023.

Project applications for funding from the Hunting Management Development Fund must be submitted using the Rural Support Service’s electronic application system within 10 working days of the notice being published in the official gazette Latvijas Vēstnesis, in accordance with the conditions of Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 605 of 29 September 2020, “Regulations on the Hunting Management Development Fund”.

 

The Latvian State Forest Research Institute provides information on research implementation in 2023

 

In 2023, the LBTU launched the project “Bioregions as an integrated strategy for sustainable rural development in Latvia”. The project is a fundamental interdisciplinary study covering the fields of agriculture, environment, and social sciences, and is being implemented within the framework of the Fundamental and Applied Research Projects (FLPP) programme.

2023 marks 160 years since farmers in the territory of Latvia have had the opportunity to obtain higher education.

Seven years ago, Latvia also committed to moving towards the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, neither at the state nor municipal level has enough been done so far to ensure all prerequisites for full progress are in place.

Green energy projects are one of the priority state development goals in Latvia, which also includes sustainable energy production and usage. They are currently particularly relevant and on everyone's lips, much like a hot potato. New geopolitical and energy market realities are forcing Europe to drastically accelerate the transition to clean energy and increase European energy independence from unreliable suppliers.

 

Last year, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the income of Latvian exporters from trade with Russia did not decrease. We wrote about this previously and discussed it in expert talks. In addition, this article will take a closer look at the changes in Latvian export flows to Russia and its neighbouring countries: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia.

 

On 14 March 2023, an article titled “The Green Energy Knot” was published on the online resource www.makroekonomika.lv. The article points out that during a visit to the USA in April 2022, the Latvian delegation received an offer to purchase liquefied natural gas (LNG) at prices significantly lower than those available on the market last year. The claim follows that negotiations with US gas companies were never initiated and no contract was concluded, from which it is implied that Latvia has not gained significant economic benefit.

 

State and municipal companies Latvenergo and Rīgas Siltums blame each other for the heating energy situation in Riga, while simultaneously proposing solutions for restructuring the market that would raise the eyebrows even of those who had already resigned themselves to the existing order and high prices.

In recent months, we have been actively talking about and rejoicing over the Sēja Great Oak and hope that it will secure a significant place in the “European Tree of the Year” vote. Not far from the oak is the Sēja Manor house, or Sēja Manor. We can find historical information, but this time it is about more recent times.

In the last years before the restoration of the Republic of Latvia, nobody really even tried to save it. Essentially, the property was managed by the local executive committee and monument protection, but the financier was the Riga District Executive Committee. With the change of power and seeing the deterioration of the building’s physical condition, active work began with hope.