Innovation in Forest Management and Value Chain for Latvia's Growth: New Forest Services, Products and Technologies (Forest4LV) Project leader Uldis Spulle Team of project Inga Straupe Edgars Dubrovskis Anna Mežaka Baiba Jansone Duration 2024 - 2025 Research focus 2. Preservation of biological diversity in agro- and forest biocenoses, ecosystem protection and services Source of funding National research programs Project partners Latvian State Wood Chemistry InstituteLatvian State Forest Research Institute SILAVAAnete MeijaRihards RoziņšJānis Iejavs Līga Liepa Description of project The aim of research The goal of the Forest4LV is development of holistic approach to ensure sustainability of forestry and the rational use of Latvia’s forest resources to produce globally competitive products while preserving biodiversity and the social importance of forests for future generations. The tasks of project: Development of forest management practices, improving forest productivity and capacity to play a long-term role in climate change mitigation, enhancing the integration of biodiversity values and facilitating the production of a spectrum of forest ecosystem products and services in a changing environmentTo analyze and develop recommendations on the socio-economic aspects of forestry, including public benefits, for the advancement of multi-purpose forest management, new forest services, products and technologiesDevelopment of innovative technologies and products for using local forest resources to produce competitive and sustainable products, promoting the rational use of wood, developing wood construction in line with the European Green Deal (EGD) and contributing to the circular forest bio-economy Results To increase the impact of the project, obtained results are intended to be published in the high-ranking scientific journals and disseminated through mass media by producing popular scientific content (31papers; 19 of them in Q1/Q2 journals; 22 conference presentations; 4 PhD thesis).
