Interviews - Zeme un valsts
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Nature Conservation Agency invites donations for the restoration of nature tourism infrastructure damaged by the storm
Stricter penalties to be applied for environmental crimes
How we are doing with meeting UN sustainability goals – five facts about the environment in Latvia
The future of the forest sector begins in dialogue – Forestry Industry Day to take place at the University of Latvia

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?”

VIDEO

Trees on agricultural land – perennial plantations, short-rotation coppice or agroforestry?!
The Baltics in the Kremlin's sights. How serious is the threat?
Latvian and Baltic economic review

Interviews

Everyone has the right to property!
Legal nuances on lesser-known and less understood issues
Is prosperity something we can only talk about in the Pierīga region?
How to make use of and adapt to the situation?
How to explain, and then explain again!
On the gleam of sustainability documents...
Greenery must be well-kept!
A ban is definitely not the only way to protect!
About Smiltene. From the Strong Triangle of Vidzeme
Even in a self-sufficient municipality, the city pulls you in!
To find out and understand precisely!
Development is successful when there are no artificial boundaries!
"Münchhausen" gives vigour for the year!
Respect for the forestry profession. A dynasty profession...
Hunters. Life and Fairy Tales
We waste a large part of what we extract irrationally!
Our Latvian forests are growing and producing!
Research can be infinite!
Peat bogs and generations in Kurzeme
To watch and wonder, or to work? Let's work!
A dirty pond, a broken maple: glory to the green nature, glory!
On the State Audit Office report. A professional opinion
Rules and Habits. Hunting and Fishing
Maintaining global competitiveness!
Doing science is great!
There must be reclaimed wood! Full stop!
Responsibility for more than 40% of Latvia's exports
Solstice. Its Power
Wood exists, and you can build with it!
Our President Egils Levits: “Land and state belong together and go together! They cannot be separated!”
It is a matter of national consciousness!
We all pay for a "green life"!
"Nature conservation" as a conflict of values
Forestry trade union. In more detail!
Owners work. The restrictors? They come and go, and...
Environment. How to be there and how to use it?
Are we living in a free country? An entrepreneur’s perspective
Only entrepreneurs earn money for the country!
Science at school. Much, little, interesting?
A gun does not fire itself, a person fires it!
Is the local government governing itself, providing services, or acting as a servant?
An inventory for an inventory
It is bad when laws are not based on expert opinions!
Hillforts and forests
How time has passed in the sector
Willows. Resources, plantations, opportunities
Intelligent people do not shout
Need bread? You'll need drainage!
Does anyone "outside the sector" actually care?
We need spokespeople!
Everywhere, just not in my backyard!
Real. On and by the land
Nature conservation national peculiarities. Right here. 21st century
Hunting. ...and battles...
Let us grow forests and be proud!
Space for cultural heritage and values. The Forest
The forest is like the Gauja
Farsighted. Thinking of the next generations
Knowing the trade inside out
Environment. Economy. State