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Forest economics8 min read

State and EU support for forest owners in 2026: how co-financing changes the cost of tending

This summer a LAD round opens in which the state covers 60–100% of the cost of young-stand thinning, afforestation and restoration. The application window is open from 15 July to 4 September. We look at the per-hectare rates, the main conditions, and how this co-financing changes the tending bill for buyers and owners.

Tax and law9 min read

Deforestation in Latvia: what it costs to turn forest land into a building plot or field

Forest land is not a building plot. Before you put a house on it or turn it into a field, you have to deforest it legally: a competent authority's permit plus compensation to the state. We break down the Cabinet Regulation No. 889 formula, why growing forest elsewhere cuts the bill many times over, and show two calculations with real numbers.