The Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine’s) has set reduced timber harvesting volumes for 2022. If the published targets are met, they will satisfy less than 50% of the private sector's needs. The local Social, Economic and Environmental Forestry Association (Social, Economic and Environmental Forestry Association, SEEFA) is insisting on the alignment of planned harvesting volumes with the needs of the private forestry sector.
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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...
Timber harvesting targets in Ireland will meet <50% of demand
