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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?

Notable

A common problem for companies of all sizes – a shortage of specialists
Investments in natural capital are growing rapidly worldwide
Survey: 34% of Latvian companies are not concerned about cyberattacks
Survey: for young people in Latvia, a “long-term job” means 3–5 years; for those over 40, more than 10 years
Is Latvia's economy heading west?
Art Academy students paint oxygen at the “Latvijas valsts meži” nature park in Tērvete
Meeting of EU Member States' Hunting Sector Leaders in Latvia
Whales were hunted in Norway 5,000 years ago
Customers increasingly price-sensitive – already felt by 47% of small business owners
152,000 Residents Seriously Behind on Loan Payments
A global digital learning platform for the forest industry
A marked saving strategy dominates Latvian consumer behaviour
“Pseudo-green” advertising and excessive consumption: the fashion industry still causes problems
Russia and Africa: forestry, the wood industry and politics. The peculiarities of cooperation...
“Latvijas valsts meži” and “Vivi” give names to electric trains and invite people out into nature
Growth needs more large companies and an environment that helps small businesses develop
Expansion of “Latvijas Finieris” factory in Finland continues
Young Latvians do not want to work until the state pension age – one in four would like to retire before turning 50
Opinion: Sweden's "old-growth" natural forests store more carbon than managed forests
Ministers from seven countries call on the EU to cut red tape substantially and strengthen the competitiveness of the Single Market
The Latvian Confederation of Forest Owners and Managers turns 20 today!
Latvian businesses see artificial intelligence as a tool for efficiency, not a threat to jobs
Europe's Birds and Habitats Directives face a "stress test"
Latvian fish processing industry calls for support for trout farms in the Gulf of Riga
Iceland recorded record-high temperatures last year. So why are scientists forecasting a "big freeze" in the near future?
Teachers discover courage and the forest as a learning environment in the dark
“Latvijas valsts meži” delivers record volumes of energy wood chips
Public media must broaden their coverage of economic affairs
Europe's trillions for climate targets
The “Stiga RM” group continues to set records – 2025 turnover exceeded 114 million euros
Record number of visitors last year at the Latvijas valsts meži nature park in Tērvete
In the new year, Latvians are shying away from big spending