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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

Visualised. Protected forest areas in Finland
Forest protection is increasing. In Finland, the area of protected forests has reached the "size" of Belgium
Biodiversity and protection
Number of wildfires in Europe is decreasing. 1/3 of fires have affected protected areas
Eight pieces of good news regarding developments in the forest and the forestry sector in 2019
One million trees to be planted by drone in Canada
A large-eared inhabitant of the Gobi Desert
Timber damaged by bark beetles is affecting the European forestry sector
Hunting in Finland is a way to enjoy nature! This is how they introduce children to hunting
On compensation for forest owners for nature conservation. Finland
Three cows swept into the ocean by a hurricane have survived
Big Money in the delusions and entanglements of climate change
Silver-backed chevrotain once thought extinct spotted in Vietnam
Calls to "slow down" (control) population growth...
Ancient tree found with the variability of Earth's magnetic field "recorded" in its growth rings
A small town deep in the Finnish forests has developed a complete supply chain, successfully revitalising the local economy in time
University dismisses professor who found that polar bear populations are thriving
European Commission Vice-President encourages the forest industry to lobby its interests more actively
Dutch "tractor protests" flare up like in the "worst rush hour"
Scientists argue that banning "trophy hunting" will not protect animals
Big cats are rather cautious and do not wish to encounter humans
The Finnish state forest manager against climate change
Lithuania. The constitutional rights of hunters
The Swedish forestry model: intensifying production for sustainability?
Czech Republic, protests, climate
Green light for wolf hunting for population control purposes
1.2 billion – today, 2 billion – by 2035. In brief
Biodiversity and logging: forests at Koski Manor are both protected and harvested
A step closer to wood-based transparent film production
Platypus population is declining. They have only just noticed...
Animal rights activists save 16 but kill 100 rabbits in invasion
Around one million hectares of forest are burning in Siberia
Forestry policy can reconcile both economic and climate policy goals
Easy pickings
New forestry guidelines for the bird nesting period in Finland
Municipalities promote the idea of timber construction, primarily due to indoor air quality
Volumes of deadwood in Finnish forests are rising. Balance is required
Are real poachers hiding under the "umbrella" of the World Wide Fund for Nature?
The "Flight Shame" movement in Sweden
Reducing felling volumes will be both a surprise and a message to the industry: do not invest!
Forests can be used to mitigate climate change
Endangered species. Finland
Aspects of Finnish forest legislation. A summary
Clearcutting sites have grown slightly in Finland – snow damage increased use of continuous-cover felling
Wood can help solve the problems caused by plastics
From stovepipes to sustainability
Work to decrease threats towards forest habitat types...
These nine measures reveal how forests are controlled by climate
The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018