Interviews - Zeme un valsts
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Latest articles

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

On 2026. A conversation with Dagnis Dubrovskis, board member of “Latvijas valsts meži”
The state earned handsomely. A conversation with Jānis Apsītis, President of the Latvian Timber Producers and Traders Association and Chairman of the Board of SIA “Kurekss”
Fear of oversight is a good cover for not making any unnecessary effort and for doing little thinking. An interview with Mārtiņš Cimermanis, Chairman of the Board of the Latvian Rural Advisory and Training Centre
Talent will grow at the Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences, ideas will become reality, and together we will move towards a smarter and more successful Latvia. An interview with Andris Paeglītis, acting dean of the Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences
An elementary “socialist approach”: “Sorry, we shall have different targets!” An interview with forestry expert Arvīds Ozols
This year is not a typical one… An interview with Jānis Ķirsis, Chairman of the Board of the Silviculture Contractors' Association
Creating a place where people would want to live and work. An interview with Mārtiņš Daģis, Chair of Jelgava State City Council
We want to understand how riverbanks ought to be managed. An interview with Mārcis Saklaurs, forest owner in Salacgrīva
Biology. The entire mechanism is based on tiny vesicles... Arnis Rītups in conversation with Seppo Vainio
Looking to the future – the true, the right and the only way forward. A conversation with Armands Apfelbaums, co-owner of “ACA Timber”
There is no one else who ought to be thinking about Europe's security in our place. An interview with Kristīne Rapa, Chair of the Latvian Forest Sector Trade Union
An organised minority commands a disorganised majority
Cooperation with the forestry sector is extremely valuable for the faculty's development. An interview with Professor Vivita Puķīte, Dean of the Faculty of Forest and Environmental Sciences at LBTU
People must be at the centre of everything. An interview with Kristīne Rapa, chair of the Latvian Forest Sector Trade Union
I am glad for every person in Latvia who owns land in Latvia. An interview with Ģirts Krūmiņš, State Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture
Every representative of the forestry sector sees the forest broadly and in different ways. A conversation with Armands Krauze, Minister for Agriculture. Part II
Land is, was and will be the foundation of Latvia's prosperity. A conversation with Armands Krauze, Minister of Agriculture. Part I
We must return to raising statesmen and stateswomen. An interview with Sniedze Sproģe, adviser to the Latvian Association of Local and Regional Governments