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Latvijas Banka issues a symbolic collector coin, "Chestnut"
The European Innovation Act and the forest bioeconomy – what can Latvian forestry gain from it?
The “Trojan Horse” of Turkish Plywood – Growing Concerns Among European Timber Producers
Nature Conservation Agency invites donations for the restoration of nature tourism infrastructure damaged by the storm

Poll

Concern about gaps in the skills and knowledge of our pupils is voiced quite widely from time to time. Unfortunately, only when someone from outside Latvia has concluded as much. Why is that?
There is a political tendency to be busy, to invest, to make promises, but not to think about the results
If you have little knowledge yourself, you do not even know how or what you do not know...
A smart society is not always desirable or welcome
Many interests swirl around education. A "good result" is rarely mentioned among them

A lighter note

“Why are the trees here so big?”

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Collector coin “Chestnut”
Trees on agricultural land – perennial plantations, short-rotation coppice or agroforestry?!
The Baltics in the Kremlin's sights. How serious is the threat?

In other countries

Are Germany's climate neutrality goals disappearing in the heating smoke?

Timber sales volumes from private forests in Ireland are rising. What are the sector's goals for the near future?

What is the US Forest Service 'Roadless Rule' and why does President Trump want to repeal it?

Scots pine supports European electricity grids – the green transition boosts demand for wooden utility poles

Will Finland begin nickel and copper extraction in a Natura 2000 area, and what is the story of the “Kurzeme ores”?

Poland’s choices and options – wind farms and nuclear energy

Forests of the Kingdom of Siam – between nature conservation and flare-ups of conflict

The story of Myanmar’s forests and “blood teak”

Forest management in the land of Dracula

Portugal's forests – the “Montado” phenomenon and the eucalyptus problem

When forecasts collapse. Russian timber exports to China

Forestry work halted in Finland due to African swine fever

“Green Colonialism” in the Nordic countries and the Sámi people

The wheel of samsara in Indian forestry

Forestry in Hungary: eras and conflicts. A comparison with Latvia

Tuscany – not just history, wine and sun, but forestry too

Ireland's Forests, Fields and Peat – the Fight for a “Place in the Sun”. Part II. Peat in Ireland. Ecologists and Brussels' Requirements

Finland can and knows how – Latvia cannot and will not?!

Heat is “scorching” Germany's economy

Russian Drones Attack Ukrainian Timber Trucks. The War’s Damage to Ukraine’s Ecosystems

Why is Germany shifting its budget priorities? Security or “total climate neutrality”?

China ramps up activity in Africa’s timber markets. Systemic risks and the corruption factor in African forestry

Wealthy Switzerland battles eco-fanatics while ramping up timber harvesting
The “Narcomaderas” scandal – 108 tonnes of drugs hidden in timber
Danish forests – past and present
The battle between Germany’s foresters and environmental activists, then and now
Support programmes and forestry policy in Germany – conflicts of interest and problems
Venice – “the city built on trees”
The Taj Mahal’s timber foundations must be saved
Finland's plans to transform the public sector, and the public reaction
Reducing timber harvesting would bring small gains at a high cost
Using wood in construction: an important task in Ireland too
Finland uncovers a wild berry cartel that lasted a decade. Price coordination is not uncommon in Europe
The crisis in Canada's forestry sector runs much deeper
Thailand adopts Nordic expertise in developing wood solutions
The Nordic countries' integrated electricity markets
Finland to lead a 240-million-euro European forest research programme for the next ten years
Artificial intelligence is changing the forest sector. A drone carries out the first logging operation in world history
Lithuania’s Seimas approves a military training ground beside the Suwałki corridor
Vast areas of Ukraine’s forests have been destroyed by the war
South Korea: from a “lunar landscape” to a green country
Swedish company “Liquid Wind” applies for an environmental permit for an e-fuel project
Forestry on the kangaroo continent. In search of balance
China: a global giant in forestry too
Russia and Africa: forestry, the wood industry and politics. The peculiarities of cooperation...
Insect habitats, grasslands and solar energy: Austria’s experience in the “BiodIvErSe” project
Mexican drug cartels are actively entering the illegal timber trade
Spring has arrived in the Arctic earlier than ever before
Bavaria abandons its target of reaching climate neutrality by 2040
Operation “Bukovina”. Ukraine halts illegal timber exports to the European Union
Inheritance tax reforms threaten tree planting in the United Kingdom
Storm during Easter week fells two million cubic metres of forest in southern Sweden
Canadians sharply criticise the tariffs the US has imposed on timber
Russian plywood exports to the US reach record volumes
The USA wants to quadruple funding for timber harvesting
“Metsä Group” unveils carbon capture plans in Rauma
Energy, climate policy and elections – the situation in Hungary
One of the first nature-value deals concluded in Finland
Iran conflict hits New Zealand and Australian forestry firms too
Problems for timber hauliers in Finland too – it may be more profitable not to haul the timber at all
Uruguay's forestry industry produces more, but earns less as export prices fall
Artek has bought forest properties in Finland and shares expert views on continuous-cover forestry
Germany's forests have become carbon sinks once again
322 steel bridges in Scotland's forest logistics network
North Koreans freeze while officials profit from selling firewood
Ukrainian officials make headway against illegal timber traders
Why do Sweden's forests sequester carbon three times more effectively than Finland's forests? Is there an error in the calculation methodology?
Why are alternative hydrocarbon transport routes needed?
Helsinki overhauls public catering – meat and dairy procurement in schools, hospitals and nurseries to be cut by 50%
Poland's turning point
Crisis in Russia's forestry sector. Collapse is forecast
“Overburdening the economy for the sake of climate targets” is what worries Germans most
New Dutch housing project shows the potential of laminated veneer lumber modular construction
Why is Norway's "olivine forest" so special?
Squirrel hunting is permitted in Norway. It is an ancient tradition
Geothermal energy could replace 42% of Europe's total fossil energy. Which countries have the greatest potential?
Will the half-trillion-euro fund prove a “historic opportunity” for the Germans?
Greenpeace in Finland and the doctrine of separation of powers
The excesses of the European Union's Green Deal are clearly echoed in the mood of the German public
The Bank of Estonia approves a silver coin dedicated to the Forest Brothers
Foreigners are buying up large forest areas not only in the Baltics, but in the USA too
Estonia strengthens its energy resilience: one of continental Europe's largest battery storage parks, Hertz 1, opens at Kiisa
Illegally harvested timber from Brazil is “everywhere”
Japan is planting millions of black pines to protect its coastline from tsunamis
New rules could cost Sweden's forest sector 41 billion kronor a year
What is happening with emissions in Germany?
The Swedish Forest Agency takes stock of the damage caused by the storms
Timber harvesting is falling in Bulgaria. Is the industry in crisis?
Australian forest scientists take a stand against disinformation
The Philippines – Asia's fastest-growing timber market
Ukraine extends export restrictions on timber and scrap metal
Russia is building a timber logistics centre in Shanghai
New US law will support the restructuring and modernisation of the timber industry
Canada's architectural pride – the 10-storey timber building "Limberlost Place"
Finland's Hunting Act is changing. Will the changes improve the situation?
Poland sharply cuts timber exports to China
“If it works in Arctic conditions, it works anywhere” – the Nordic countries begin electrifying timber transport
Swedish energy company "Växjö Energi" receives support from the European Investment Bank
Germany's spruce growing stock will fall by 75% by 2100. The timber industry is switching to pine
China is transforming its forestry sector to ensure sustainable management
Alaska's forestry industry begins to recover
The German question. How can an advanced industrial economy be run successfully under the new conditions?
Transporting Russian timber has been made difficult by sharply rising costs
Despite sanctions, Russian timber is reaching new markets in the Middle East
Study suggests solar farms could provide habitats for bumblebees
North Korea introduces its first forest monitoring system
The dream of new forests in Denmark risks fading away in a jungle of bureaucracy
How Europe's flagship nation, Germany, is moving towards a circular carbon economy
Diverse forestry helps create climate-resilient forests
Developments in Poland's energy and climate neutrality policy
Stora Enso's new forest management model also encompasses biodiversity
Forest properties in Finland are a good investment
New decision could end US armed forces' trade in tropical timber
Tanzania's forests provide 20% of the country's GDP, five times more than official estimates suggest
Finland's Natural Resources Institute reports: wolf population rising rapidly
Further losses for Russia's timber industry. Sanctions sink "Tobol Timber"
Despite the geopolitical situation, foreign investment in Finland rose to 83.5 billion euros in 2024
On the best wood-use innovation in the “New Wood Competition”
People in Germany are struggling to pay their electricity and gas bills on time
Finland secures food reserves, prepares for crisis situations and urges Europe to follow its example
“Cocoa with a conscience” – funding for fair and forest-friendly cocoa bean growing
Netflix signs a deal to buy carbon credits from US forests