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Project LIFE REstore completed
On August 30, 2019,the European Union LIFE program Climate Action sub-program Climate Change Mitigation priority area project “Sustainable and responsible management and re-use of degraded peatlands in Latvia” (LIFE REstore, LIFE14 CCM/LV/001103) has been completed.The implementation of ... -
LIFE REstore presents national GHG emission factors in Latvia at European Commission Joint Research Centre
May 28-29, 2019 - Varese, Italy - LIFE REstore elaborated national GHG emission factors for managed peatlands in Latvia have been presented at European Commission Joint Research Centre's LULUCF Workshop 2019.Latvian State Forest Institute SILAVA, LIFE REstore partner, scientist Aldis Butlers int... -
Records and informative materials available from LIFE REstore International Conference
On June 13-14, 2019 LIFE REstore International Conference "Sustainable management of degraded peatlands and climate change mitigation" took place at the Academic Centre for Natural Sciences of the University of Latvia which was visited by 159 participants and viewed by 998 persons in onlin... -
LIFE REstore scientific publication about sustainable management of peat extraction fields
June, 2019 - LIFE REstore scientific publication "Sustainable Management of Peat Extraction Fields" has been published in Rezekne Technology Academy's Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific and Practical Conference "Environment. Technology. Resources". The publicati... -
LIFE REstore scientific publication about economic valuation of ecosystem services
June, 2019 - LIFE REstore scientific publication "Economic Valuation of Ecosystem Services: a Case Study for Sustainable Management of Degraded Peatlands in Latvia" has been published in Rezekne Technology Academy's Proceedings of the 12th International Scientific and Practical Confere... -
LIFE REstore International Conference “Sustainable Management of Degraded Peatlands and Climate Change Mitigation”
European Commission LIFE programm project LIFE REstore “Sustainable and responsible management and re-use of degraded peatlands in Latvia” (LIFE REstore, LIFE14 CCM/LV/001103) invites to participate in the international conference "Sustainable Management of Degraded Peatlands and Cl... -
LIFE REstore Laymans Report prepared
LIFE REstore Layman's Report has been prepared providing overall summary about project's objectives, results and long-term investments in climate change mitigation. Each European Commission LIFE program project has to prepare Layman's Report at the final stage of the project..The aim of ... -
Latvia is the first of the Baltic States which has elaborated a comprehensive set of greenhouse gas emission factors for degraded organic soils to be used in Latvia’s National GHG Inventory
The EU LIFE REstore project’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emission measurement results confirm – the default GHG emission factors that are used today in Latvia’s National GHG Inventory Report are two times higher than the real GHG emissions from nutrient-poor managed organic soils in Latv... -
The LIFE REstore carried out an inventory of degraded peatlands in Latvia
The LIFE REstore inventory of peatlands indicates that there are 18010 ha of degraded peatlands in Latvia which compiles 36% of all areas affected by peat extraction. The main objectives of the project LIFE REstore “Sustainable and responsible management and re-use of degraded peatlands in Lat... -
LIFE REstore successfully carried out the largest scientific experiment of sphagnum planting in a former peat extraction field in Latvia
May 18, 2018 - The largest scientific experiment of sphagnum planting in a former peat extraction field was successfully carried out in one of the project’s LIFE REstore demo-sites in Ķemeri National park. With the help of 62 volunteers, more than 2200 kg of sphagnum moss were planted in a 450... -
Management plan for Lauga Mire has been approved
On June 22, the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia has evaluated and approved Management Plan for "Lauga Mire Nature Reserve" for the years 2017-2029. Lauga Mire is a raised bog that borders with pet extraction fields where peat cutting takes place, as ... -
The exchange of experience in Finland
In order to improve knowledge and get acquainted with the practice of foreign colleagues in the field of restoration of degraded peatlands and analysis of greenhouse gas (GHG) data, on May 14-18 LIFE REstore project carried out an experience exchange visit to Finland.The focus of the exchange was pu... -
Raising awareness on LIFE 25th anniversary
To promote the beginning of summeron 6th of May in Kemeri National Park (KNP) the annual Travelers Day was held. This time it was dedicated to a double jubilees, asthis year marks 20th anniversary of KNP and the 25th anniversary ofEU's most important environmental and climate protection program ... -
Raising awareness on World Wetlands Day
Beginning of February marks a significant event in the history of nature conservation. It is World Wetlands Day, which is celebrated on 2 February,marking the adoption of Ramsar Wetlands Convention in 1971 in the Iranian city Ramsar.The Convention is the only international environmental agreement wh... -
A meeting on the elaboration of the Management Plan for Lauga Mire Nature Reserve
On January 20, 2017, in the Community center of Bīriņi parish (Limbaži district) a meeting on the initiation of the preparation and elaboration of the Management Plan for Lauga Mire Nature Reserve was held.The Plan is elaborated by the Association‘’Baltic Coasts’’(Address: Ma... -
A meeting on the initiation of elaboration of the Management Plan for Lauga Mire Nature Reserve
On 23rd of May, 2016, in the Community center of Bīriņi parish (Limbaži district) a meeting on the initiation of the preparation and elaboration of the Management Plan for Lauga Mire Nature Reserve was held.The Plan is elaborated by the Association ‘’Baltic Coasts’’ (Address:... -
The exchange of experience in the United Kingdom
On October 3 – 8, 2016, the project team has carried out an experience exchange trip to the United Kingdom (UK), where an international conference “Cumbria BogLIFE Restoring Peatlands Conference’’ was held.The aim of the visit was to get acquainted with the experience on the ... -
The exchange of experience in Lithuania
On September 20 – 22, 2016, an experience exchange visit to Lihuania was organized aiming to participate in an international conference “Harvested and damaged peatlands: prospects of restoration and conservation''.The conference was organized by the Lithuanian Nature Fund and the... -
A first meeting of LIFE program projects implementers from Baltic countries was held in Riga
A two days (August 25 and 26, 2016) meeting in Riga was held for the first time gathering all LIFE program project implementers from the Baltics. The meeting gave possibility to get acquainted with each other and to get introduced with the variety of implemented projects, their challenges and implem... -
UK experts appreciate Latvian experience on the restoration of degraded bogs
On 28th of June, 2016, nature protection experts from the project CumbrianBogsLIFE+ (United Kingdom) visited National park Slitere, Lielsalas and Vasenieku bogs, where they met experts from other LIFE program projects implemented in Latvia- LIFE Restore and LIFE Wetlands. During the meeting experts ... -
Latvian and foreign LIFE and LIFE+ project implementers sharing their experience on the management of wetlands
From 7th to 10th of June, 2016, implementers of several LIFE projectswhere gathered together for knowledge and experience exchange seminar.The attendees of the seminar represented the following LIFE or LIFE+ projects: ''Sustainable and responsible management and re-use of degraded peatlands ... -
Nature Conservation Agency has lounched the project on sustainable and responsible management of degraded peatlands
Nature Conservation Agency together with its partners has started to implement EU LIFE program project ‘’Sustainable and responsible management and re-use of degraded peatlands in Latvia’’ (hereinafter referred to as LIFE REstore). During the first Steering Committee meeting ...