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Latvijas Banka issues a symbolic collector coin, "Chestnut"
The European Innovation Act and the forest bioeconomy – what can Latvian forestry gain from it?
The “Trojan Horse” of Turkish Plywood – Growing Concerns Among European Timber Producers
Nature Conservation Agency invites donations for the restoration of nature tourism infrastructure damaged by the storm

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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?”

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Collector coin “Chestnut”
Trees on agricultural land – perennial plantations, short-rotation coppice or agroforestry?!
The Baltics in the Kremlin's sights. How serious is the threat?

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New exhibition “What Was Rustling in the Forest?” opens at the Līgatne nature trails
The first users of the state co-working office in Cēsis
Riga Airport reaches level three of the global Airport Carbon Accreditation programme
Demand for carbon credits is growing – what will alternative forestry change?
Survey: residents believe Latvia's middle class is shrinking, one in ten considers themselves poor
“Latvijas valsts meži”, in cooperation with the Nature Conservation Agency, will carry out one of the largest mire restoration projects in Latvia
Vast value in forests. The potential of non-wood products
To be continued. What will a second Trump presidency actually mean for Latvia?
Riga's streets. It is no secret that politicians most often take their bearings from public opinion...
Four sections of walking trails in the Gauja National Park temporarily closed
Geopolitical tension exposes the fragility of the global energy system
“It is complete nonsense!” Here is why France wants to ban bottled water!
“Kokmīļu pietura” for children opens in Āgenskalns
Business comes first: How Kyrgyzstan became Moscow's middleman
New European Union environment commissioner tasked with tackling the growing water resources crisis
Knowledge about lesser spotted eagles accumulated by “Latvijas valsts meži” compiled in the National Encyclopaedia of Latvia
Latvian scientists have created a tool for assessing the circularity of local authorities
How to speak bee. “In essence, you could say that the language of honey bees has dialects, just as different human communities do.”
The European Union is among the biggest spenders on ineffective “climate solutions”
“Latvijas valsts meži” environmental expert finds unusually tall ivy in Kurzeme
Roads are ruined by a lack of money and foresight
Autumn is already on its way — is everything the same as ever?
An unexpected guest aboard a Finnish coastguard patrol vessel
The Summer Olympic Games in Paris are also a striking example of timber construction
“I would like this tree still to be there – as it always has been, when I come home”
Climate policy. French news channel “CNews” fined for allowing a “wrong opinion” on air
The impact of beavers on forest roads and drainage systems
European Union migration "schizophrenia": Workers needed, but borders closed?
Latvia's military industry – still in nappies
Sanctions breachers should face a penalty far harsher than 10 thousand euros
FACE President Torbjörn Larsson concludes six successful years of his presidency
International Energy Agency forecast: in 2024, global investment in environmentally friendly energy will reach 2 trillion US dollars
Farmers applying for fewer permits for the lethal deterrence of geese
Planting trees to fight climate change. Is it really the solution? An Italian view
The proportion of unsorted and landfilled waste remains high
In a European country where nature is severely depleted, an election is looming
Every year the world loses 4.7 million hectares of forest. How can environmental technologies help restore them?
We have not had such a strange economy in a long time
Latvia recorded the lowest unemployment rate in the Baltic states at the start of the year
The war in Ukraine has affected the migration of greater spotted eagles
More than six million people visit Latvia's natural sites every year
How many are we? The statistics
0.013% – the European country that keeps e-mobility at arm's length
There are already around 130 bears living in Latvia. How the number of bruins will change from now on
Nature Conservation Agency releases the short film series “Tales of the Old Bracket Fungus”
“Pilsēta cilvēkiem” calls on the ministry to support the purchase of electric bicycles rather than hybrid and electric cars
“The feebleness of sanctions.” Russian and Belarusian timber is still reaching the European Union
Is the biggest opponent of hunting mistreating the animals on his own property? Criminal proceedings launched
First observation in Norway of an osprey ringed in Latvia
Applications open for annual state budget compensation for forestry restrictions in specially protected nature territories and micro-reserves
Damage of around €9,000 calculated for oil spilled into Latvian marine waters from the Būtiņģe oil terminal
Pellet producer “Latgran” posts losses of more than 16 million euros
A look back at the past. What has changed? Nothing. The environmental organisations' little club has been kept safe
Minister for Economics and Latvijas Banka: there are many questions about the cost and availability of Latvian commercial bank services
Latvia is one of the most forest-covered countries in the world
Are “green” activities serving the interests of ill-wishers?
In Jugla forest district near Ulbroka, forestry work will be carried out using more nature-friendly, compact machinery
If Latvia had developed like its neighbours
Development of Mārupe Municipality is at the average level of Japan and the EU
Green investment rules in Indonesia now include coal-fired power plants
Being on Earth, visiting Mars. How is that possible?
EU Deforestation Regulation could hit African farmers hardest
The last male of his species: the rhino who became a symbol of nature conservation
Tallinn ranks 19th in the world according to the international quality of life index
Last year, the public reported environmental violations to the State Environmental Service more than 8,300 times, as interest in environmental protection grows
Forests for healthy people, a stable economy and ecosystems
Why I left a career in Latvian science