9–10 May, “Forest ABC” at “Struņķkrogs”, Padure parish, Kuldīga municipality
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Until 12 May at 10.00, submission of tenders in the competition announced by AS “Latvijas valsts meži”, “Provision of timber haulage services in 2025–2027 under a framework agreement”. Tenders are to be submitted through the electronic procurement system.
lvm.lv · 7563 lvm izsludina konkursu kokmaterialu parvadajumu pakalpo…

23 and 24 May, Latvian Forest Days 2025
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14 and 15 August, the first teachers' professional development forum IN NATURE
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20–22 August, the international scientific conference “Sustainable Horticulture from Plant to Product: Challenges in a Temperate Climate – 2025” organised by the Institute of Horticulture
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4 September, “The Green Classroom” at Sarkaņkalns, Rēzekne municipality
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12 September, “Forest Studies in the Blue Hills”, Ogre Blue Hills

 

 

lsm.lv · 27.04.2025 kuldiga stiga rm saplaksna apstrades razotne iegu…
Latvian timber industry companies are paying ever greater attention to manufacturing high value-added products. Despite the difficult geopolitical circumstances, they continue to operate actively in international markets.

vmd.gov.lv · meza ugunsnedrosais laikposms sakas 1 maija 1As of 1 May 2025, the State Forest Service has declared the start of the forest fire risk period across the whole country. The Service urges everyone to be especially careful with fire in the forest and to observe the prohibitions and instructions applying during the forest fire risk period.

lvm.lv · 7586 as latvijas valsts mezi noraida izskanejuso nepatieso i…
Posts on social media have levelled accusations that the public is not being given information about building rights auctions and the contracts concluded. This is not true.

delfi.lv · sodra mezu pardosana ideja par valsti ka pirceju visticamak…
State officials, various experts and businesspeople alike joined the discussions about whether the Latvian state should take part in acquiring these properties, some even naming the sums they would be prepared to invest.

liepajniekiem.lv · skaistuma varda sakroplo kokus stadiona oc liepaju sodis par…
The binding regulations on the felling of trees outside forests and the protection of planted areas provide that trees whose crowns project over publicly accessible or adjoining public land units or buildings, or which stand on land adjacent to a property, may be maintained only with an arborist called in.

The Latvian Forest Sector Trade Union turns 35

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zemeunvalsts.lv · dievs vada daba iedvesmo darbs vieno jeb latvijas meza nozar…

Economy

em.gov.lv · izstradats ilgtspejigu produktu ekodizaina un energomarkejum…
The Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation is the legal framework that sets out ecodesign requirements. Together with the Energy Labelling Regulation, which provides for the labelling of energy-related products, it gives consumers information on energy efficiency, on the consumption of energy and other resources, and additional information about products, thereby making it easier for consumers to choose and encouraging the uptake of more sustainable and energy-efficient products.

lsm.lv · 28.04.2025 iecavas puse gada laika taps latvija pirma lielka…
The company has been operating for a year and a half and currently employs ten people, though not all of them full time; another five will join this year. At the new production facility, meanwhile, 20 people are due to be taken on next year.

diena.lv · kanepes gan gardeziem gan buvniekiem 14334831
Hemp can be used in a range of industries. In construction too. The walls of our house are insulated on the outside with hempcrete. It is made from hemp shivs, which are broken down into small chips, mixed with lime and worked into the wall. A completely natural material.

Hunting

medibam.lv · vestule zemkopibas ministram par staltbriezu populacijas aps…
Latvia's hunting organisations are calling for an assessment of the possible effects on the management of the red deer population if the current population control arrangements are changed.

lsm.lv · 28.04.2025 ziemelkurzeme briezi dramatiskos apmeros aped un…
In 2014 we regenerated with pine for the first time. From 2014 you can see one, two, three pines that are already taller than we are – they are the only ones left. So this stand was critically damaged. The forester took the decision to start life here from scratch...

tvnet.lv · vesturisks pavasaris lvm nosledz dekorativo stadu eru ar rek…
Baiba Miķe, manager of the LVM Smiltene tree nursery, explains why now is the right moment to add high-quality planting stock suited to Latvian conditions to your garden, and how to look after it properly so that the work and money you put in bring lasting pleasure.

Environmental matters

daba.gov.lv · aicina baudit dabu bez druzmas mazak zinamas dabas teritorij…
Some 18 million visits were recorded last year to Latvia's great places, that is, its specially protected nature areas. Excessive visitor numbers at popular natural sites are inconvenient for the visitors themselves, and at the same time they place an excessive load on nature in sensitive locations.

medibam.lv · veja parks pie tosmares dabas lieguma cik liels drauds tas b…
In Liepāja, a wind farm is being built next to the specially protected Tosmare nature reserve, which has caused concern among nature conservation experts. A public consultation on the felling of 483 trees connected with the implementation of this project is also planned for this spring.

lsm.lv · 28.04.2025 medus tiek inteligentam lacim darzeni citiem zver…
Carrots and beetroot, meanwhile, are said to be very much to the deer's taste. Uno joked that while churchgoers have to give up a tithe, he is often obliged to give the forest animals one hundred per cent of the harvest. At the same time, although Uno has vowed to stop planting potatoes and other vegetables, the farm has two whole greenhouses in which to grow at least tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers and other treats.

lsm.lv · 25.04.2025 seni dambji vecas sluzas latvijas upem brivi plus…
Several thousand artificial barriers – old dams, old sluices, weirs and collapsed culverts – obstruct the free flow of Latvia's rivers, significantly affecting both fish migration and the aquatic ecosystem as a whole. Although some of these barriers are still important hydraulic structures or recreational sites that matter to local communities, there is a growing need to restore the natural flow of rivers and improve the quality of inland waters.

Not so good, though...

medibam.lv · foto pirmais jenots latvija butiski zinot valsts meza dienes…
According to a reader of the magazine Medības, a trail camera in Latgale, not far from the Russian border, has captured an image of an animal that to all appearances is a raccoon (Procyon lotor). Until now no raccoon has been officially recorded in the wild in Latvia, and this sighting could be the first evidence that the invasive species is beginning to move into our territory as well.

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Roads, railways, roadsides, stops...

lasi.lv · valsts galvenie celi vairs neatbilst 21 gadsimta prasibam ri…
Latvia's main state roads, built in the 20th century, are no longer suited to the traffic volumes of the 21st century.

lsm.lv · 29.04.2025 no 6 maija uz nedelu slegs pagaidu tiltu par sala…
In order to reinforce the carriageway deck of the temporary bridge over the Salaca in Salacgrīva, the bridge will be closed to motor traffic from 6 to 13 May. Pedestrian traffic will continue to use the temporary bridge.

lsm.lv · 26.04.2025 durvis sledz 112 gadu sena lielupes stacija tas n…
In total, 35 station buildings remain in Latvia. A representative of “Pasažieru vilciens” noted that no ticket office is due to be closed this year, but did not rule out the possibility if it proves economically justified.

Interesting

lsm.lv · 29.04.2025 galvenais uzturet dzivu so vietu vieteja kopiena…
Two years ago, residents' protests halted the Smiltene municipal authority's plan to sell Mēri Manor, with the local community promising that they would take on the work of improving and preserving the manor complex themselves. That is why the association “Mēru muižas attīstībai” was set up a year ago.

aprinkis.lv · 60889 kristine jarinovska partiju ir par daudz partiju biedr…
Fewer than 1.25% of Latvia's population belong to political organisations. In Estonia the figure is 4.5%. More than three times the share! The Estonian Centre Party has 12,196 members, that is, more than all the parties represented in Latvia's Saeima put together, even though Estonia has a smaller population in absolute terms.

lasi.lv · kapec ari izglitoti cilveki uzraujas uz populistiem saruna a…
Most people find it more agreeable to see the world simplified, black or white, bad or good. For a great many people, a picture of the world with a single cause and a single villain or hero is far more pleasant than a world of half-tones, various causes and various consequences too. Yet it is precisely such a world – with many causes, consequences, half-tones and uncertainty – that we actually live in.

satori.lv · ap ukrainu notiekosais parbauda ari musu pascienas sapju sli…
...I am not about to shame anyone, because to do so I would have to claim that I myself would, figuratively speaking, fire back to the last cartridge. How can I declare that? And how many of those who do declare it would really act that way? Does leaving also count as non-compliance – bearing in mind that for most people (the classic example being those who left Belarus) leaving is not an easy decision either?

jauns.lv · 651568 nebijis precedents fonds balsis tiesa uzvarejis kultu…
The State Culture Capital Foundation allocates state funding for cultural projects in the competitions it announces in line with the findings of each sector's expert commission – the Foundation's council takes its decision on the basis of these expert recommendations.

The news in cartoons

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