Public science

Public science is a collaborative research process in which citizens or amateur scientists collaborate with scientists who conduct research professionally. Public science also plays a growing role in the protection of nature, because the data necessary for nature research can be obtained in large quantities only with the involvement of…

The climate crisis

The climate crisis is one of the biggest challenges of our century, it is closely related to the crisis of biodiversity and requires complex solutions, many of which may also be nature-based. At the same time, the solutions for mitigating the climate crisis tend to be those that contradict the…

Biodiversity

Why is it necessary to preserve biological diversity in the world and in Latvia? Is biological diversity really endangered in Latvia as well? Why is biodiversity important to each of us? We are currently living in a time when the world’s biological diversity is decreasing at an unprecedented rate –…

Environmental policy

Our goal is to monitor and evaluate political developments related to nature and environmental issues, to stimulate discussions about nature and environmental problems among policy makers and to achieve the inclusion of these issues in the agenda of Latvian policy makers and parties. The diversity…

Forest

The forests are the natural wealth of Latvia, but its ecosystem is increasingly degrading, so the sustainability of forest management is crucial for the full preservation of our forests for future generations. Almost half of Latvia is…

Meadows – natural grasslands

We work to preserve and restore Latvia’s natural grasslands – their biodiversity and ecosystem services. Natural meadows in Latvia can currently be considered a disappearing natural value. According to the results of the Nature Census (2021), only 0.9% or 60,000 ha of territory have been preserved in Latvia.