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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?

We explain

Utilitas group wants to install 299 wind turbines in the Gulf of Riga
Microplastics do not only pollute the seas and oceans, they are also found in soil
Key achievements of the Ministry of Agriculture in 2021
Timber industry: the rise in electricity costs will "eat up" part or even all of the investment funds planned for 2022
Volume of taxes paid increased in 43% of sectors
LTRK to demand the resignation of the Minister of Health!
Raw materials for electric vehicle production will run out sooner than expected
It appears the Covid-19 pandemic cannot be linked to deforestation
The world's largest organism is being slowly, slowly devoured by deer
Renewable fuel for supersonic aircraft
Wind impact and forest management in European forests
Forest managers: owners are becoming wiser and thinking long-term
Are well-known fashion brands linked to deforestation in the Amazon basin?
Latvijas valsts meži uses innovative solutions in forest road construction
What is the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism and how will it work in the near future?
"Black" forest buyers – who are they and how to deal with them?
Bears relocated in Northern Vidzeme have gone into hibernation or left Latvia
LATMA categorically objects to the further progress of the draft regulations
Who shapes the financial sector policy in Latvia… if it is being shaped at all?
When will we feel the effects of the decisions made at COP26 in Glasgow?
Towards a greener and more sustainable economy. What is the European Union taxonomy?
"Volvo" explains: electric vehicle production causes 70% more pollution
CO2 emissions in 2020 (per capita)
White-tailed eagle breeding success in 2021
Government representatives approve the Glasgow Climate Pact, but...
Lost natural and architectural gems in Latvia
When did dogs and cats become inhabitants of Latvian territory?
Local resources must be used more efficiently
Wooden structures installed in a section of the Mergupe to improve river flow and hydromorphological condition
Eižens Ostvalds (Eugen Ostwald)
How does a changing climate affect the Baltic Sea?
The first sighting of the rosy fan crust in Latvia was 30 years ago
Why green energy is not, and never will be, 100% green?
170th anniversary of Eižens Ostvalds, founder of forest science and forest drainage in Latvia
Climate goals. Planned and potentially achieved in countries
Latvian forests are not going anywhere!
What are the potential consequences of the European Green Deal?
The voluntary emission reduction market is growing. The need for common regulation has long been discussed, and negotiations continue
Highest number of occupied osprey nests in 15 years
Invasive species kept as pets threaten biodiversity
Changes at Tērvete Reservoir
BIOR: Public have reported over 100 barriers in Latvian rivers; unregistered hydroelectric power plant discovered
In times past, trees were planted around homesteads
Foresters today are like one-man bands
Forests must be cared for: it is important to know what is happening in your forest
A large proportion of the most prominent office buildings are now being built from wood
Farmers keep livestock indoors due to wolf raids
Forests' biggest scourge – slate and tyres
Sluggish lending hinders Latvia's path to prosperity
Invented, patented, yet in the eyes of officials "there is nothing innovative"
The New Zealand kakapo parrot has almost perfect genetics...
Food prices have risen by a third overall
Giving faces and names back to those who were murdered
VMD acquires five quad bikes to ensure forest fire protection
Riga Aviation Museum exhibits moved to a new home
Assessing the suitability of Gauja National Park rivers for sea trout and brown trout spawning and development
Peat industry once again on a knife-edge due to European regulations
A changing climate is not the cause of all misfortunes
A Latvian – Explorer of the Venezuelan Jungle
Did you know that by the end of the 19th century, many Latvian farmsteads had running water?
Hopes for success in the fight against hogweed in the Daugavpils area
A third-generation hunter
Sleds in the sand
The Suez Canal is not the only shipping route to worry about
The year gives us much to reflect on. Especially regarding safety
Understorey
100 years of land reform in Latvia!
Maps. Tree species in European forests
What is the European “Green Deal”? (In brief and general terms)
Pressure on the environment persists, but not from hunting. Fallacies in the EU State of Nature report
The known and unknown about water
We must be able to react flexibly to both good and bad changes
LVM Bioeconomy School
The path to the summit must be walked together
Climate change is affecting winters
E-V. Foreign terms for nature lovers