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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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We are coming, or Green Christmas. An excerpt from a story by Pauls Bankovskis
For Finns, a cultivated spruce is the most beautiful Christmas tree – in the US, 80 per cent of Christmas trees are made of plastic
Emotional prejudice holds back the construction of timber buildings
Golden Cones fall in Sigulda
Harvesters could explode the volume of data from forests
Forests, "Rīgas meži". The situation, what is important, and current events
Continued rise in roundwood prices in Sweden
Research report: Climate Smart Forestry could reduce EU’s climate emissions by 20%
Forests – the cradle of resistance. Part III
We are greener than we are painted
Latvia's Future – The Bioeconomy
Why are there relatively few attacks on livestock in Latvia?
Forestry science representatives analyse future prospects in the sector
Materials from the conference "Sustainable management of natural resources - a driver for economic development in the Baltic Sea region countries"
The state must compensate forest owners for losses incurred. The example of the sarcosoma fungus...
Elk love young seedlings – Nature management helps both game and hunters
Human rights for nature?
Criterion for determining a protected habitat – one dead tree
"The Pig and the Oak"
A recurring question: "Is society prepared to trade a Latvian family for a three-toed woodpecker or an owl?"
Forests – the cradle of resistance. Part II
What should landowners expect from the new government?
EU Commission requests Finland to organise a bioeconomy conference next summer
Ecological considerations do not require restrictions on clear-felling
Finnish forest owners and nature conservation
The forester's job is to grow forests, not to receive compensation
“Greenwashed” timber – why FSC certification happens only in developed countries
“Auči”, apple trees and the First President
Why won't modern Latvians die out in a hundred years?
Winner of New Wood competition is a see-through wrapping material replacing fossil raw materials with coniferous pulp
“Sodra” becomes the largest private forest owner in Latvia
Continuous-cover forestry benefits neither the forest ecosystem nor the climate. Part II
Forests – the cradle of resistance. The beginning
Continuous-cover forestry benefits neither forest ecosystems nor the climate
For Latvia
Forest debate: Greenpeace does not demand a total ban on clearcutting – which is just one of the 15 logging methods in Finnish state forests
Viburnum grower Māris Šermuks: Absolutely every part of the plant can be used
Almost one billion euros in the state coffers
Presence of ibuprofen detected in Latvian mussels
Why is Latvia the greenest country in the world?
Poland is right next door. Do we manage our forests similarly?
Seminars on innovative drainage solutions
Maximum grass height set in Salaspils municipality
Let us protect life, or how much wildlife is there in Latvia?
Wood mobilisation in Europe and Latvia – obstacles and opportunities
Is Latvia a Nordic country?
Why we could be losers in the long run
Who would benefit from this?
An "eventful" summer for fire-starters
Harvesting to have a deadline
Save our private land: increasingly strict legal regulation limits land development
Finns appreciate forest industry – share of environmental critics only 25 per cent
Can Latvia become a nature reserve? It can—if we only have the will?
The contribution of forests to environmental protection is invaluable
New report offers a better way to determine the extent of wealth
An Attempt to Smear the Latvian Forestry Sector in Lithuania
Impact of FSC grows stronger in Finnish forests – leverage from risks of non-certified wood
Viesturs Ķerus grants himself funding for a “golden” magazine
On things beyond comprehension
Why we must not restrict land management opportunities
Conclusions regarding the species conservation plan for the hazel grouse
False propaganda - what is its true purpose?
Who needs to scare people with 'extensive clear-cutting' in pine forests near the coast, and why?
On the Slandering of the Latvian Forestry Sector
The next wave of extremism will be green, and we are not ready for it
Ministry of Agriculture has informed the European Commission of 359 million euro in provisional drought losses
One stray cat kills 46 birds a year
2.2 million euros for the lesser spotted eagle, which will even have its own film
An unprecedented environmental scandal in Sweden?
Why is counting birds more important than our children's future?
New restrictions received despite promises
How an anonymous lobby group for the protection of lynx and wolves is attempting to smear the work of scientists