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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

In Sweden, landowners barred from logging because of protected species currently receive no compensation from the state
In eastern Finland people have work and a livelihood, and that strengthens the national border
Stora Enso reports: strong activity and stable prices in Finland's timber market this autumn
Wolf numbers rising sharply in the EU, protection measures under review
News from our neighbours – politics, energy and climate neutrality in Poland
Swedish company Northvolt files for bankruptcy – a blow to Europe's electric vehicle plans
To be continued. What will a second Trump presidency actually mean for Latvia?
Germany and Europe must urgently strengthen their competitiveness
“European Energy” opens its first green hydrogen plant
Rail transport volumes will grow in Germany, but the share of cars and lorries will remain unchanged – the government's forecast to 2040
News from our neighbours. Updates from Poland – energy and climate policy
Bad news – Germany's forests are no longer carbon dioxide sinks
Timber prices in Finland are trending downwards
Well-known wild berries could be used to fight a serious problem
Finnish wood processed for use in electric vehicle batteries – biographite to replace graphite imported from China
Overview. Current affairs in German politics, the economy and the environment
Shared CO₂ infrastructure improves cost efficiency and increases carbon capture, utilisation and storage
Logging in Estonia has been excessive for years
Switzerland. The biodiversity initiative is not needed for forestry
Is sustainable forest management possible in Africa?
The Czech government has approved amendments to the Forest Act. There will be changes in favour of healthy, resilient and diverse forests
“Metsä Group” is paying ever greater attention to carbon capture
Sweden's timber industry leadership also calls for the EU Deforestation Regulation to be postponed
German wood-processing companies' sentiment is being shaped by a weak economy, the construction crisis and the Deforestation Regulation
UPM signs kraft lignin* purchase agreement with Södra
Wildfires in Portugal – why are the forests of the Iberian Peninsula so fire-prone?
Unique wooden building opens in Helsinki – architecture critics give it a warm reception
Solar panels and crops could supply 68% of Central Europe's energy demand
A sign at the edge of a forest in Belgium surprised Pekka Pesonen: it is an absolutely different approach from Finland's
Germany. Latest developments in climate and energy transition policy
How Scotland's foresters are fighting invasive species
The picture reveals the difference – packaging made from Bible paper saves pulp
Woodland carbon code – an opportunity for landowners in the United Kingdom
Forestry is developing rapidly in Scotland
News from Poland. Politics, energy, environment
News from Germany. Politics and the environment
Climate investors defend Stobo forestry project in Scotland
The environmental problems that worry Americans
By returning to indigenous traditions, Mongolia has become a world leader in nature conservation
Stakeholders in The Gambia urge the government to halt charcoal production and curb logging and forest degradation
Wildfires rage in Russia's far north, in the Arctic, generating megatonnes of carbon emissions
Deadly heatwaves in June? Climate scientists explain why Greece is being hit by extreme weather
With sea levels rising, an island in Panama prepares to evacuate its residents
A new paradigm. After the first session of Poland's National Forest Council
The European Commission gives ground. The reporting requirements set out in the Deforestation Regulation will be less burdensome, though Finland's forest sector is still not satisfied
Environmentally friendly energy in Estonia
Europeans throw away 7 million tonnes of clothing a year. The Czech Republic introduces mandatory recycling
Finland has great potential to produce and supply "green" hydrogen to Central Europe. Germany is "placing its bets" on using it in the economy
Researchers surprised by species diversity in Finland's commercial forests
Will India become the world's largest pellet market?
Poland's adaptation to climate change is being slowed by a lack of coordination and oversight
German municipalities urgently need climate risk assessments and environmental protection plans
Free trees and green garlands: Antwerp urges city dwellers to take up gardening
Thinking about the climate and the poor state of Germany's forests, it is time to act!
Head of Finnish forest berry harvesting and processing company charged with human trafficking
Poland – politics, the Green Deal, energy transition issues and other news
German forest owners sound the alarm. Latest developments in the timber market
UK government acted unlawfully in approving climate plan, High Court judge rules
Czech ornithologists go to court over permit to build a cable car from Brno to the university campus
Could Finnish cellulose help solve the ammunition shortage in Ukraine?
Mayor of Tübingen (Germany) criticises bureaucracy (or: things here are much as elsewhere in Europe)
Hillfort discovered by archaeologists could offer a new way of looking at Nordic history
Finnish company “Valmet” chosen to rebuild a wood biomass boiler system in Scotland
“Climate-controlled pork”. Danish Crown admits misleading the public by claiming its pork is climate-friendly
Unmanned aerial vehicles can navigate even in dense forest
Across Europe, so-called climate activists are blockading access to North Sea oil infrastructure
The “Green Deal” in the European Union. The latest on the progress of EU policymaking
Finland's climate and environment minister delivers a harsh verdict on the "regulation pandemic" prevailing in the European Union
A legal and financial audit is under way in Poland's state forests. What is happening on the ground?
New European Union requirements for forest owners will increase the bureaucratic burden
On the situation in Ukraine's forests and the plans to improve it
What the link between the European spruce bark beetle and a root-rot fungus can reveal
Deforestation regulation could increase the flow of drugs into Europe
Images prove that the echidna thought to be extinct is still to be found
Forest owners in Southern Europe angered by European Union forest policy
On the European Nature Restoration Regulation. A view from Baden-Württemberg
US senators are concerned about the impact of the EU Deforestation Regulation on the American forest sector
“Sunly” and “Metsagrupp” are building the largest (244 MW) solar energy park in the Baltics
There is a possibility that the FSC standard will not be applied in Estonia's state forests
World Trade Organization finds that the European Union discriminated against palm oil producers when drawing up its biofuel rules
Black earth instead of forests. War has almost destroyed the largest national park in the Donetsk region
The environmental impact of war. Not every European country has as much forest as Russia has already destroyed in Ukraine
Swedish timber producers forecast higher sawn timber prices this spring, though not in the long term...
Polish State Forests – the first changes to timber trading are scheduled for the end of this year, with general changes from 2025. What is happening with the FSC forest certification system?
Researchers assess that Finland is significantly lagging behind its climate neutrality goal
Logging volumes in Finland decreased in 2023, timber volume in forests increased
Germany – Current affairs and issues regarding the implementation of the Green Deal
Favourable conservation status for wolves reached in Germany
What exactly has angered farmers in Europe so much?
Ukraine plans to increase timber harvesting in state forests in 2024
Is a wooden wind turbine farm possible? A Swedish start-up is making clean energy even cleaner
A stranger in the woods: 27 years of solitude
Flights to Lapland are a significant source of emissions
Buckled rails and landslides: How is climate change affecting European railways?
Overview. Processes in the Polish timber industry
Wood will replace both plastic and oil... Six new Finnish bioeconomy products
Forest fires in Russia affect nature near Finland's eastern border