Articles
Not knowing does not lift the restrictions: what may not be brought in from countries outside the European Union
Letter to members of the 14th Saeima. On not supporting the draft law “Amendments to the Criminal Law” (No. 1325/Lp14) at second reading and returning it to committee for revision
Survey: for young people in Latvia, a “long-term job” means 3–5 years; for those over 40, more than 10 years
Artificial intelligence identifies trees from the air as accurately as the human eye: potential applications in the near future
“All Sorts of Birds Live in the Forest, Squirrels and Bracket Fungi…” The Fight Against Greenwashing
“Ingka Investments” completes deal with “Södra” on the purchase of forest land in Latvia and Estonia
The latest in the world economy – consumer sentiment improves in the eurozone, growth slows in China
Tanzania's forests provide 20% of the country's GDP, five times more than official estimates suggest
Indigenous communities oppose legal changes that could accelerate deforestation in the Amazon region
US Congress passes act on the use of mass timber building materials in federal building construction
The minimum cost of rebuilding Ukraine is 500 billion euros – experts' message to EU decision-makers
“Stiga RM” new timber processing plant project in Ogre applies for 10 million euros in state funding
New specially protected nature territory established to protect a rare bat – the western barbastelle
Free educational seminars on the use of timber in public building construction coming to the regions
Czech ornithologists go to court over permit to build a cable car from Brno to the university campus
Mayor of Tübingen (Germany) criticises bureaucracy (or: things here are much as elsewhere in Europe)
A legal and financial audit is under way in Poland’s state forests. What is happening on the ground?
A local resident in the Talsi area has cleaned several kilometres of the Dzelzupe by his own efforts
How not to get lost in the thicket, or a few ideas for the sensible protection of forests and people
The nine-month results of “Latvijas valsts meži” reflect the unstable situation in the forest sector
Forest management requirements should not be applied identically to all European Union member states
Latvia’s largest solid wood furniture manufacturer invests more than 45 million euros in development
Dutch foreign minister Wopke Hoekstra as the new European Union climate commissioner causes surprise
“Stiga RM” invests in a residential building for employees and in expanding its metalworking factory
In Valmiera the new wood chip boiler house will be built by “SAN Polytechnik” for 4.49 million euros
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has a lasting and significant effect on the Nordic timber market region
Africa. The countries with the largest share of people living below the extreme poverty line in 2022
In the name of noble goals, trees have been felled and dunes driven over in the Ovīši nature reserve
I have never submitted, and will not submit, to the interests and pressure of narrow economic groups
Implementing the Nature Restoration Law in rural areas for stakeholders and for biological diversity
“DOJUS agro” and “eAgronom” join forces to introduce more environmentally friendly farming practices
The joint venture of “Latvenergo” and LVM plans wind farms in forests “further from residents’ eyes”
The clearing of the Gran Chaco forest in South America affects both society and biological diversity
The new IPCC report states: the opportunities to reach the UN’s climate targets have been exhausted.
On being a fan and on patriotism. Sometimes we can tickle the nerves of the world’s great powers too
Forest specialists sound the alarm: this year the bark beetle could seriously endanger spruce stands
How should the gas crisis in Europe be judged, as a benefit or as harm to the planned climate policy
It will take part in the European Tree of the Year competition with the story of the Aģe veteran oak
A search for the Baltic region’s most successful achievements in sustainability and green innovation
From now on the hunter’s examination can be taken and the hunter’s season card bought electronically
We invite teachers to get to know the new teaching aid “The forest discovery backpack” out in nature
To care for the protection of eagle owls, 37 nesting platforms will be installed in Latvia’s forests
The boat house of the Ventspils Seaside Open-Air Museum. An excellent example of wooden construction
The Saeima will consider expanding the area available for hunting and the range of hunting equipment
A serious competitor to the “Rail Baltica” project has emerged in Europe’s behind-the-scenes battles
When talking about using wood biomass for energy production, the important thing tends to “get lost”
Behind the activity of nature’s defenders in Estonia, “Gazprom” money and interests can be discerned
Three new penguin species. Science is at the crest of a new wave of biological diversity discoveries
Under cover of permits to dig ponds, nimble operators have illegally set up a sand and gravel quarry