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New habitats, nature reserves and encumbrances should only be permitted to be imposed with the landowner's consent. There are plenty of forest owners in Latvia who would gladly agree to this. For example, Riga residents who own forest properties far outside the capital, or forest owners in rural areas, if they agree that such encumbrances may be imposed.la.lv

"Riga Wood" and AS "Latvijas Finieris" will take part in the "Wood 2025" exhibition, which will be held from 3 to 5 September in Jyväskylä, Finland. This exhibition is one of the largest trade events in the timber industryfinieris.com

By the beginning of August, work on the ground floor of the building, which will house both production and working premises, was almost entirely complete. At the same time, installation of equipment and large tanks has begun on the first floor. Once this stage is finished, the plan is to build the ceiling between the first and second floors, as well as to carry out the final work on the upper part of the building. finieris.com

In administering the extraction of timber resources in forests, the State Forest Service issued permits for economic activity in 50446 felling sites during the first six months of 2025.vmd.gov.lv

...the days when the main aim was to absorb European money are gone. Forest owners now use support purposefully, in order to put sustainable — or smart — forest management into practice.lasi.lv

Bila Tserkva National Agrarian University expressed interest in LBTU's specialised study programmes in agriculture, veterinary medicine and forestry. The parties agreed to conclude a cooperation agreement and expressed their determination to expand opportunities for teaching staff and students in the near future.lbtu.lv

For example, various technical solutions are available: on soils with poor bearing capacity, loggers use a more compact class of forestry machinery, while wide tracks are fitted to conventional machines so that the soil is not damaged and no additional levelling of ruts is required.tvnet.lv

The volume of rainfall is also evident from the irrigation equipment installed at the tree nursery, which has gone unused this year. By August last year, 13.7 thousand cubic metres of water had already been used for this purpose, whereas this year the equipment has not been switched on even once.lvm.lv

The entanglement of state forest policy with private interests has continued for years. In recent years the forest sector has been hit by several upheavals. Sanctions against Belarusian timber and Russia's invasion of Ukraine sent wood chip prices sky-high.tv3.lv

Official

At the start of the year, the Ministry of Climate and Energy began implementing a comprehensive reform of environmental requirements, in order to improve the historically evolved regulatory framework, which in current circumstances no longer ensures a proper balance between environmental protection, human well-being and the needs of economic development. The overall aim of the reform is the standardisation of requirements and stricter supervision.kem.gov.lv

Until 31 August, the exhibition "Photo installation of Latvian timber construction projects" at the LVM Customer Centrelvm.lv

Baloži peat train excursions in 2025bdklubs.lv

The exhibition "What was rustling in the forest?" on the Līgatne nature trailsdaba.gov.lv

From 21 June, at the environmental education centre of the National Botanic Garden of Latvia, "Botania" in Salaspils, the exhibition "From birch seed to betulin", created by AS "Latvijas Finieris" and its partners, is on permanent display

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From 28 June to 14 September, Home Café Days
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For ten years now — since 1 July 2015 — the Latvian Land Fund managed by Altum has been operating in Latvia. It was set up to promote, at national level, the protection and availability of agricultural land resources and their rational, efficient and sustainable use.zm.gov.lv

A working person is a country's most valuable asset. Without them there is no job, no consumer with purchasing power, no demand for services — and the job itself may disappear as a vacancy. That is, if a person has work, they also have a wage, which they spend to cover their outgoings, and taxes are paid too, which politicians can redistribute to meet the needs of public services. db.lv

Laflora Energy is a model project for how to stimulate the Latvian economy at both local and national level, as it is currently the only example of Latvian companies working together to achieve energy security and sustainability goals. More than 14 local companies are involved in the project, creating innovative cross-sector cooperation and synergy.db.lv

The Finnish technology company DataCrunch Oy, in cooperation with Latvia and international investors, has submitted a concept proposal to the European Commission for the creation of an artificial intelligence gigafactory in Latvia.lsm.lv

Environment

When buying a property, you should carry out legal due diligence on it and make sure it is not subject to encumbrances — including whether the property lies within a specially protected nature territory.zemeunvalsts.lv

The State Plant Protection Service is continuing to survey ash trees and set traps in order to determine the possible presence of a plant quarantine organism — the emerald ash borer, Agrilus planipennis. Surveys have now been taking place in Latvia for the eleventh year.ludzasnovads.lv

The Baltic Sea coast in Ventspils municipality is more than 100 kilometres long. Its coastal dune protection zone, set at a width of 300 metres, was established to reduce pollution and prevent erosion risks...lvm.lv

The black-headed fungus beetle is like a living thermometer — it shows how well natural processes are working without human interference. A find like this in Latvia is genuinely significant.zemeunvalsts.lv

The association "Baltijas krasti" has begun drawing up a nature conservation plan for the "Babītes ezers" nature reserve, according to a publication on the official website. The nature conservation plan for the next 12 years is being drawn up by a consortium comprising SIA "Reģionālie projekti" and the association "Baltijas krasti".aprinkis.lv

Dead wood serves as the main habitat for the fungus. It tends to colonise standing trunks and their branches, fallen trees of various sizes, and stumps — it is especially fond of birch stumps. lvm.lv

Science

The programme aims to reduce the lack of knowledge about multifunctional forestry by carrying out standardised research into tree growth, biodiversity and adaptation to climate change. The data obtained will be integrated with European climate-smart forestry initiatives and scenario modelling.lbtu.lv

Science and citation

Over three years, whenever I recalled this curious incident, I merely laughed at the thought that somewhere in the archived depths of the internet there was probably still a peculiar article available in which I am listed as a reviewer; a reader might thus be given the illusion that I had recommended this article for publication. But I did not worry about it much, because I thought that these days people are far too busy to read articles of such poor quality.makroekonomika.lv

...my recommendation is not to criticise particular scientific institutions or universities, but to develop and put into practice clear regulation of the quality of scientific publications — starting with tenured professorships, where the funding allocated is internationally competitive, yet the regulation of the quality of scientific publications still seems not to have reached the world's best practice. makroekonomika.lv

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