Industry
Over the past 5-15 years, public views on forestry have become increasingly polarised and more slogan-driven. This is largely linked to urbanisation. jauns.lv
During the forum, experts offered insights into issues affecting economic growth in Latgale – forestry and its regulation, demographics and human capital development, attracting European funding, the development of local self-government and public involvement.finieris.com
In total, 66 forest fires have been put out in Latvijas valsts meži forests this year, with the area affected by fire reaching 17.67 hectares. The most common cause of forest fires remains unchanged – deliberate or careless human handling of fire. lvm.lv
Aleksandrs is a final-year student at the Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology in Finland, specialising in technology and engineering. His studies have been broad and interdisciplinary – from mechanical and electrical engineering to energy and environmental issues.finieris.com
In mid-October, Rīgas meži will begin logging in the Suži forest near Jaunciema gatve. The aim of the planned work is to cut out invasive trees and shrubs and to shape the landscape.rigasmezi.lv
Official
The planned amendments provide that landowners whose property lies in a strict protection zone or another area with significant restrictions on economic activity – for example, a micro-reserve, a strict nature reserve, a nature reserve or another protected area (including a strict nature reserve zone, a strict regime zone, a regulated regime zone or a nature reserve zone) – and where the plot of land is undeveloped, will be able to exchange their land for an equivalent plot of state land.varam.gov.lv
Peat industry
The Ministry of Climate and Energy has not consulted the peat industry, or other related sectors including plant and vegetable growers, on the amendments to the Natural Resources Tax (NRT) Law submitted on the legislation portal, which provide for a substantial increase in the NRT on peat over the coming years.db.lv
The increase in the natural resources tax (NRT) on peat will raise plant growers' production costs and final prices, the chairman of the board of the Latvian Plant Growers' Association, Andrejs Vītoliņš, told the LETA news agency, commenting on the amendments to the NRT Law being advanced by the Ministry of Climate and Energy.db.lv
Peat on the pigs' menu: study reveals positive trends in live weight gain and healthlbtu.lv
Property auction
On 22 and 23 October 2025, at Lielā iela 2, Jelgava (Jelgava Palace), LBTU will hold oral auctions with an ascending bid, offering five properties belonging to the university in Jelgava, Cenu parish and Skrīveri parish.lbtu.lv
Hunting
Hunting inspectors from the State Forest Service, working together with state environmental inspectors from the Nature Conservation Agency, have uncovered illegal hunting in which sound recordings of bird calls were used to lure waterfowl.vmd.gov.lv
Environment (about and around)
Work has begun in the “Grebļukalns” nature reserve that will complete the restoration carried out by Latvijas valsts meži in this area of esker forest, a habitat that is extremely rare in Latvia. lvm.lv
Beneath our feet lies a world full of life that we often fail to notice – the soil. It is home to a vast and diverse array of organisms, from microscopic bacteria, fungi and protozoa to earthworms, insects and other invertebrates.youtube.com
Electric vehicles pollute the environment less while they are in use, yet they create far more pollution during manufacture, thereby revealing the flip side of the European Green Deal.lsm.lv
The number of reports of animals struck on the roads has risen this year. Last year, 694 animals had been recorded as struck by mid-September, whereas this year the figure has reached 987 over the same period.lvceli.lv
Most food waste – 160,000 tonnes, or 85.8 kilograms per inhabitant – is generated in households, and this volume has grown by three kilograms per person since 2020.aprinkis.lv
Miscellaneous
At least 31 court rulings have come into force imposing on the state an obligation to pay ABLV Bank, which is being liquidated, at least 4.2 million euros for the unlawful storage of seized property.tvnet.lv
What do I mean by that? We are in far too much of a hurry and do not read the page to the end. For example, at both the political and the public level we see dissatisfaction with so-called green policy, and particularly with wind energy projects. Fine. The solution, apparently, is nuclear energy. Personally, I have no phobias about this way of producing energy, but have we discussed where we are going to put the radioactive waste? We have not.satori.lv
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