The political decision to be climate-neutral sounds very grand, but when it comes to practical implementation, it is not so easily done without making significant changes to economic activity. Our proposal would be to change economic activity on organic or peat soils on agricultural land. It is also important to increase the overall growth rate in forests by supporting measures that promote it: targeted stand regeneration – by planting the best available material – and the tending of young stands, a forestry regime that minimises the risk of various types of damage as much as possible, as well as hydro-technical drainage.
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In recent weeks, both in the Saeima and the Cabinet of Ministers, the thesis has been heard once again: “We must act this way, otherwise there will be penalties, infringement procedures, etc.” Often, such a pseudo-argument completely excludes reasonable disputes, discussions, or alternatives, forcing those responsible to make decisions hastily and not always in the interests of Latvia. Why is that?
Old habits are hardening - someone somewhere knows better, let us rely on them
Lack of sufficient capacity or laziness to defend a different point of view
A generation of cabinet officials has been created who are accustomed to accepting rather than delving into matters
This is a serious problem for Latvia for which no solution is being sought. It will probably be all right somehow...