"So there I was, standing alone against well-prepared scientists and officials led by the minister, listening to and watching perfectly prepared presentations. I tried to express my opinion, of course, but frankly, it most likely sounded naive," wrote Lelde Stumbre on her social media profile after returning from the forest. However, she was also alone because among the people who had supposedly signed the letter, it turns out there were those whom Viesturs Ķerus, Uģis Rotbergs, the head of the World Wide Fund for Nature in Latvia, and the author of the text in question, Inese Zandere, had included behind their backs.