The ratio between the number of trees planted and those permitted to be felled characterises the municipality's environmental policy, with the caveat that tree planting only applies to land owned by the Riga municipality, while tree felling applies to the entire territory of Riga. The municipality does not collect information on private land regarding how many trees are planted or naturally seed and grow in those areas. It would be useful to highlight how many of the felled trees were growing on municipal land and were cut down in accordance with permits issued by one municipal institution to another.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...