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Market structure12 min read

Who owns Latvia's forests: 68% private, but 1% of owners hold 44% of the area

The familiar narrative of a roughly even state-versus-private split does not match the VMD data. Measured by forest compartments, private ownership outweighs the state by a factor of 2.17. Within the private sector, concentration is extreme: the top 1% of owners hold 44% of the area. We break down ownership across 276,011 cadastres.

Deals and negotiations9 min read

Selling Part of Your Forest: the Subdivision Project, the 2-ha Floor, and a Four-Year Clock

A buyer wants only the mature spruce stand, heirs each want their own piece, or selling the whole property at once simply looks cheap. You can sell part of a forest — but first it has to become a separate property. How subdivision works, how small a parcel you may carve out, and where the process most often stalls.