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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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LLU doctoral students propose the establishment of the academician Baiba Rivža jubilee scholarship
Helping veteran trees thrive by clearing the undergrowth
On the scientific expert review of the Hazel Grouse conservation plan
Visualised. Protected forest areas in Finland
Forest protection is increasing. In Finland, the area of protected forests has reached the "size" of Belgium
Six examples of how hunting protects wild animals
Biodiversity and protection
Results of the roundwood market price monitoring in Latvia's regions 12/2019
Number of wildfires in Europe is decreasing. 1/3 of fires have affected protected areas
Eight pieces of good news regarding developments in the forest and the forestry sector in 2019
At Christmas! At the end of the year... In the New Year!
One million trees to be planted by drone in Canada
A large-eared inhabitant of the Gobi Desert
European hypocrisy under the cover of night. Green masks are removed and flags of protectionism are hoisted
Everyone has the right to property!
LLU forest researcher: Keep your eyes open when looking for your Christmas tree
Latvian Peat Association on the State Audit Office initiative to focus on the management and accounting of mineral resources in the country
Highly contagious disease spreading through Latvia's wolf population
AS “Latvijas valsts meži” supports the recommendations developed by the State Audit Office regarding the management of mineral resources
Legal nuances on lesser-known and less understood issues
Working by evaluating facts, not emotions
Listen up regarding weapons!
Is prosperity something we can only talk about in the Pierīga region?
In the European Parliament
Timber damaged by bark beetles is affecting the European forestry sector
Success for Ogres tehnikums loggers in Belarus
On sustainable and smart management of Latvia's forests
Golden Cone 2019
Hunting in Finland is a way to enjoy nature! This is how they introduce children to hunting
On compensation for forest owners for nature conservation. Finland
Emissions, figures and happy people
Listen up about lynx!
Three cows swept into the ocean by a hurricane have survived
When will there finally be clarity regarding nature reserves? Foresters turn to officials
Big Money in the delusions and entanglements of climate change
National development and the bird index
How I built a hemp house
Listen! Barrel break-in – how and whether to do it at all. “Shoot and miss!”
How to make use of and adapt to the situation?
Changes expected in the hemp product supply chain
How to explain, and then explain again!
Silver-backed chevrotain once thought extinct spotted in Vietnam
A tasty morsel for climate change deniers
On the gleam of sustainability documents...
Calls to "slow down" (control) population growth...
Ancient tree found with the variability of Earth's magnetic field "recorded" in its growth rings
18 November
A small town deep in the Finnish forests has developed a complete supply chain, successfully revitalising the local economy in time
Draft of the National Energy and Climate Plan (for 2030) submitted for inter-institutional coordination
State and Citizen. Property and Society
Forest owners: We want a constructive dialogue regarding the nature census
Greenery must be well-kept!
I really don't like to lose
Local fish on the table! Fisheries sector determined to expand the range of local fish
University dismisses professor who found that polar bear populations are thriving
Forest certification – a tool to maintain market presence
Current agricultural issues discussed in Vecauce
Latvian Forest Science Day “Forests and forestry in a changing climate”
Ojārs Āboltiņš: From the Ice Age to global warming
Is there a lack of money promised to someone in the budget? No there is not! More than 600 thousand euros will have to be allocated to birdwatching!
Ģirts Krūmiņš to lead the Rural Support Service
Latvian company “Polylabs” wins title of Europe’s best chemistry startup
Bison return to Bulgaria
A ban is definitely not the only way to protect!
Winners of the Ministry of Agriculture’s “Sējējs 2019” competition announced
Vaidere: People's standard of living must not be compromised by climate change
Why is the National Development Plan failing to serve the people?
“Latvijas Valsts meži” IT solutions could be commercialised
Conference held on challenges in plant breeding and the agronomist Jānis Lielmanis award presented
LLU among the top 5% of universities in the world in the international engineering and technology rankings
Is smarter nature conservation possible?*
“Rīgas meži”: A challenging year, we are becoming stronger
Rail Baltica study forecasts +40°C summers
About Smiltene. From the Strong Triangle of Vidzeme
Forestry scientists propose new ideas
Staying afloat and paying wages. On the timber market, a pulp mill, and firewood
Technology being trialled in Kurzeme to prevent collisions with animals
About More School, where children are not segregated
A forest pest has caused damage in Tērvete this year unseen in 20 years
Even in a self-sufficient municipality, the city pulls you in!
The Impossible Mission of Finding a Compromise
Dutch "tractor protests" flare up like in the "worst rush hour"
Bioeconomy opportunities exist, but will they be seized?
Scientists argue that banning "trophy hunting" will not protect animals
Big cats are rather cautious and do not wish to encounter humans
Opportunity to apply for a lease of subsoil usage rights in the Žagatu-Skuškavas bog
National Development Plan 2027. Opinions
Conference “Forestry – a pillar of the Latvian economy in the context of bioeconomic sector development”
Storms in Latvia – half a century since the strongest winds
To find out and understand precisely!
The Finnish state forest manager against climate change
Lithuania. The constitutional rights of hunters
The Swedish forestry model: intensifying production for sustainability?
Czech Republic, protests, climate
Green light for wolf hunting for population control purposes
1.2 billion – today, 2 billion – by 2035. In brief
Biodiversity and logging: forests at Koski Manor are both protected and harvested
A step closer to wood-based transparent film production
Needles could “bring in” billions for the Latvian economy!
Turnover record set high at €3.34 billion
Baltic and Nordic sawn timber export report 09.2019
Platypus population is declining. They have only just noticed...
Are we heading for a disaster like the one in Germany's forests?*
Development is successful when there are no artificial boundaries!
Is the significance of national development understood more directly and appropriately in Estonia? Because they understand, rather than “being guided by…”
Information from the Rural Support Service (LAD). Regarding unmaintained areas
Latvian Forest Programme seminar in Burtnieki
In brief: the situation in the timber market
"Münchhausen" gives vigour for the year!
Results of the Latvian roundwood resource market monitoring for September 2019. www.latvianwood.lv timber resource price summary
Support for "Afforestation"
Respect for the forestry profession. A dynasty profession...
Wolves and the dog
New apple variety named in honour of the distinguished statesman Jānis Čakste
Revenue increased by 22%
Hunters. Life and Fairy Tales
“Latvijas Finieris” Green Class at Sarkaņkalns
200,000 hectares in Latvia could be used to grow paludicultures*
Animal rights activists save 16 but kill 100 rabbits in invasion
Forests in Latvia - they are and will remain!
We waste a large part of what we extract irrationally!
Conference “Forestry – A Pillar of the Latvian National Economy in the Context of Bioeconomic Sector Development”
Achievements over twenty years
Our Latvian forests are growing and producing!
Research can be infinite!
Searching for a splinter in someone else's eye, while ignoring the log in your own!
Peat bogs and generations in Kurzeme
Visit to "Silava" by Ieva Siliņa, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Latvia on Education and Science
To watch and wonder, or to work? Let's work!
A dirty pond, a broken maple: glory to the green nature, glory!
Latest hemp scandal in Dekšāre parish: farmer banned from selling tea
The “Riga elite” does not care what happens to the rest of Latvia, to those living in rural areas and small towns
More and more rural properties are left uninhabited: Smiltene municipality devises a plan to address the issue
On the State Audit Office report. A professional opinion
Duck hunting and monitoring!
Rules and Habits. Hunting and Fishing
Results of the roundwood market price monitoring in Latvian regions 07/19
We are looking! We want to find and clarify!
"Münchhausen". The first evening
Wading through connections
Maintaining global competitiveness!
Total forest fire area in Russia exceeds 2 million hectares
Around one million hectares of forest are burning in Siberia
Doing science is great!
A little about development
Reporters, a fool and gossipmongers *
Tree seedling production to increase by a third
There must be reclaimed wood! Full stop!
Latvia and anteaters
Forestry policy can reconcile both economic and climate policy goals
Wolves attacking!
Well, if the Lady can do it, then it's OK!
Due to a lack of data... ?!?
Eight-toothed spruce bark beetle risk in Latvian forests
Easy pickings
Competition "Latvia, a European Superpower of Great Trees"
Regarding the coverage of forestry issues on public media airwaves
Butter, Līgo and quotas
Responsibility for more than 40% of Latvia's exports
Solstice. Its Power
Wood exists, and you can build with it!
Minister for Agriculture reviews opportunities for the development of the forest sector
Let us donate to Comrade Ērglis! The poor man...
50,000 birds under a cat's tail (A story about re-education. Mine and Mūdzis')
Baltic and Nordic sawn timber export review
The Ministry's ornithology in the distribution of environmental funds
In memoriam
Our President Egils Levits: “Land and state belong together and go together! They cannot be separated!”
Amendments (draft) to Cabinet of Ministers Regulation No. 935 of 18 December 2012 "Regulations regarding tree felling in forests"
A request from masters who work with birch bark!!!!
OECD presents unreliable environmental assessment of Latvia
Success to Egils Levits, President of the State!
If you cannot cut trees, you cannot make money
It is a matter of national consciousness!
In the forests of Kurzeme
We all pay for a "green life"!
FSC International Board approves Controlled Wood Strategy
New forestry guidelines for the bird nesting period in Finland
In memory of Imants Baumanis
"Protecting the rights of landowners by preventing the uncontrolled expansion of restricted areas"
"Nature conservation" as a conflict of values
Forestry trade union. In more detail!
Owners work. The restrictors? They come and go, and...
Environment. How to be there and how to use it?
Are we living in a free country? An entrepreneur’s perspective
Municipalities promote the idea of timber construction, primarily due to indoor air quality
Only entrepreneurs earn money for the country!
Volumes of deadwood in Finnish forests are rising. Balance is required
Science at school. Much, little, interesting?
Happy and sunny Easter!
Attention! Be careful!
The key to future success
A gun does not fire itself, a person fires it!
Winery "Abavas" wins two silver medals at Cider World 2019
Are real poachers hiding under the "umbrella" of the World Wide Fund for Nature?
Is the local government governing itself, providing services, or acting as a servant?
The "Flight Shame" movement in Sweden
An inventory for an inventory
It is bad when laws are not based on expert opinions!
Forests can be used to mitigate climate change
Hillforts and forests
Emissions from degraded peatlands in Latvia have been overestimated
Statistics. Hunting accidents versus accidents at home, on the road and elsewhere
How time has passed in the sector
Willows. Resources, plantations, opportunities
Endangered species. Finland
Intelligent people do not shout
Aspects of Finnish forest legislation. A summary
Need bread? You'll need drainage!
Yes! Or is it? What is it? How is it?
Does anyone "outside the sector" actually care?
Clearcutting sites have grown slightly in Finland – snow damage increased use of continuous-cover felling
We need spokespeople!
“Teenagers don't drink while hunting”. Narcologist Jāzeps Korsaks on youth addiction problems
Everywhere, just not in my backyard!
Real. On and by the land
Myths about young people and firearms
Conference. Hunting 2019
Provisions in the declaration please foresters
Nature conservation national peculiarities. Right here. 21st century
Hunting. ...and battles...
Wood can help solve the problems caused by plastics
An FSC representative in Latvia, or a Latvian representative to the FSC?
Let us grow forests and be proud!
A youngster out hunting? No contraindications, but with proper preparation
Space for cultural heritage and values. The Forest
Forests – shaped and reshaped by humans over the centuries
From the Government Declaration. Significant
The forest is like the Gauja
Forest owners urge a search for solutions regarding management opportunities in protected nature areas
Development of the FSC National Forest Stewardship Standard for Latvia suspended
From stovepipes to sustainability
Farsighted. Thinking of the next generations
Forest certification and Latvia's interests. An FSC representative in Latvia or a Latvian representative in the FSC?
Moral terrorists are gaining momentum
Knowing the trade inside out
Work to decrease threats towards forest habitat types...
Environment. Economy. State
These nine measures reveal how forests are controlled by climate
The Changing Wealth of Nations 2018