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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

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?”

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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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Could chocolate disappear by 2050? No — a climate-adapted alternative will take its place!
National report of the autumn 2025 Eurobarometer survey
Study – constant change fuels employee burnout and holds back company growth
Despite earlier announcements, COP30 failed to secure greater commitments
Crops in Zemgale have suffered most in recent years – 11 million euros paid out in insurance claims
One in four people in Latvia forced to give up some products because of rising food prices
EY study: the main priorities of Latvian society – health, economic security and stable work
This year's most active "Latvian forest adventurers" revealed
More than 6,000 participants took part in the “LVM Forest Expeditions” this autumn
“Mars” invests 5 million US dollars in innovative agricultural science
Baltic survey: employees with children feel their careers are held back, childless colleagues feel overloaded
More than half of Latvia's residents have no plans to study in the near future
The Ministry of Agriculture finds the European Commission's planned cuts to support for agriculture and fisheries unacceptable
Scientists can pinpoint the origin of illegally harvested timber
Even in a very cold winter, Europe will be able to secure sufficient gas volumes
Workers' rights are declining worldwide. ITUC Global Rights Index 2025
Russia is using forestry to strengthen its diplomatic and economic ties in Africa
Artificial intelligence can both help and harm forestry
Very few companies selling tropical timber can determine where it came from
The Ministry of Agriculture and its subordinate institutions have obtained certificates for the high quality of their sector management and information system governance
Survey: 79% of young people take a critical view of their job market prospects
How Lithuania overtook us
Implementation of the Coastal Plan is successful despite the impact of global trends on coastal development
Labour market activity picked up in the second quarter of 2025
No solution to a problem that works elsewhere in Europe is right for Latvia
Environmental campaigners dismayed by insufficient climate funding in the European Union's draft budget
Twice as many ticks recorded in Finland this year as in previous years
Russia's timber production giants are facing major problems
Survey: 86% of Latvian employees answer work calls even while on holiday
About forests, thinking and the lack of it
Two in three employers are not prepared to hire a pensioner. How can you stay in demand?
“We will not buy a pig in a poke” – Europe's new proposal for meeting the 2040 climate targets
Hydrological regime to be restored at Palšu Mire, with a tourist trail, viewing tower and platform to be built
Artificial Intelligence is a false god
Report shows supreme courts are becoming the “battlegrounds” of climate policy
On the interview on “Krustpunktā”. Pēters Putniņš, Chairman of the Board of AS “Latvijas valsts meži”
First annual fire ritual held in the Spēkozoli oak grove
An international conference on family business development has been held in Riga. The “Family Business Champions 2025” were honoured
Sustainability problems of “green” funds
This was an interesting election (or a brief assessment of the past few days)
Many investment funds are dropping their sustainability claims
Satellite reveals the carbon balance – Finland absorbs 50 million tonnes
The fight against climate change – restoring peat bogs in Latvia
The age of naive globalisation is ending. Latvia must follow Poland's approach of economic nationalism
“Laflora” begins its 30th peat extraction season
IKEA's climate footprint has fallen by 5% over the year
Nature protection plan approved for the “Augšdaugava” Protected Landscape Area
An additional €1.5 million for pilot projects to renovate apartment buildings
Compensation confusion in restrictions on real estate rights – study reveals shortcomings in the regulatory framework
The minimum cost of rebuilding Ukraine is 500 billion euros – experts' message to EU decision-makers
Fewer goods transported by all modes of transport in 2024
Expedition “Groundwater – invisible or visible after all?” builds young people's understanding of environmental protection
Poll suggests the French and Germans do not back higher defence spending
“BNP Paribas” signs an 8 billion euro agreement with the European Investment Bank on investment in wind energy
Significant demand for timber expected in Finland this year
A decision-making strategy, or HOW WILL IT LOOK?
Latvian workers want to move to Norway and Germany, while managers and entrepreneurs prefer Spain
Changes in society's lifestyle could bring the Paris Agreement target closer while also improving quality of life
A “green corridor” for foreign investors only?
The European Union declares war on bureaucracy once again
If it carries on as before, Latvia risks missing the targets of the National Energy and Climate Plan by the set deadline