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LIFE IS SALACA – Adaptation of Water Framework Directive and Habitats Directive harmonization and integrated actions for freshwater quality improvement in Salaca river sub catchment

ForestBand – Climate smart solutions for enhanced biodiversity through increased presence of broadleaved trees in landscape

FORWARDS – The ForestWard Observatory to Secure Resilience of European Forests

RiForMa – Riparian forest management based on assessment of ecosystem services

Forest4LV – Innovation in Forest Management and Value Chain for Latvia's Growth: New Forest Services, Products and Technologies

Role of mycorrhizal fungi in inter-plant signalling and pest tolerance of hybrid aspen

Forest tree breeding research for the creation of genetically high-quality sources of forest reproductive material

Effect of climate change on forestry and associated risks

Research to support the seed production of forest tree species

Technology for the placement of planted forest stands in the landscape to increase their overall value

The role of old-growth forests in mitigating climate change: Information for Latvian and European Union forest and related sector policy makers (2023)

Tool for assessment of carbon turnover and greenhouse gas fluxes in broadleaved tree stands with consideration of internal stem decay

LUA's transition to the new doctoral funding model

Assessment of the impact of juvenile structure on tree damage for more efficient management of deer populations in commercial forests

ERA-NET ForestValue study "Assess4EST – Seeing trees and forests for the future: assessment of trade-offs and potentials to breed and manage forests to meet sustainability goals"

Decision support tool for increased forest productivity via efficient climate adjusted transfer of genetic gain

Development of a decision support tool integrating information from old-growth semi-natural forest for more comprehensive estimates of carbon balance

The role of old-growth forests in mitigating climate change: Information for Latvian and European Union forest and related sector policy makers (2022)

Scientific evaluation of the selected territory and development of a management plan for the unit of genetic resources forest stands "Kaives egle"

Technology for early diagnostics of genetically determined variation of resilience-related trait for Norway spruce

Development of specially adapted LED luminaires for efficient and energy-efficient tree propagation and rootstock process

Upmalu mežu ekosistēmu pakalpojumu novērtēšana

Birch and aspen stand management decision support tool for reduction of wind damages

Local specialization and genetic control of plasticity of radial growth responses of Scots pine

Technology for efficient transfer of genetic gain in plant production and forestry

Vecu mežu loma klimata pārmaiņu kontekstā: informācijas sagatavošana un izplatīšana lēmumpieņēmējiem

New biological agents and means of their application for protection of conifer saplings against damage by cervids and dendrophagous insects

Forest tree breeding to select genetically high value forest reproductive material 2

Assessment of greenhouse gas emission and CO2 sequestration in old forest stands

Forest management risks: prognosis and minimization

Reduction of wind storm damage risk in private forest management

Plasticity of development and xylogenesis of the native and introduced tree species under changing climate

Measures to increase resilience of Norway spruce forests against impact of climatic changes

Development of decision support tool forprognosis of storm damages in forest stands onpeat soils

Methods for efficient practical application tree breeding results and adaptation tests for deciduous trees

REFORM – Mixed species forest management. Lowering risk, increasins resilience

Adaptive capacity of forest trees and possibilities to improve it

Adapting forest management to climate changes

Forest tree breeding to select genetically high value forest reproductive material

Methods and technologies for increasing the value of forest capital

Ecological and technical aspects of cultivating vital spruce stands

Keeping up and enhancing the resistance, genetic diversity, and propagation ability of coniferous against the background of global climate change

Importance of genetic factors on formation of forest stands with high adaptability andqualitative wood properties

Potential for maintaining and improving the productivity, resistance, and genetic diversity of conifers under global climatic changes

The technologies for cultivating deciduous in forest and non-forest lands to meet the demand for forest raw materials

Potential of the Latvian forestry to react to expected climate changes in Europe and increase the value of wood as the raw material for industry

Long-term conservation and sustainable utilization of Latvia’s forest tree genetic resources

Research on increasing the forest productivity, quality, and genetic diversity

Growth of pine and the yield of seeds in long-term trials

Tree breeding research for major commercially valuable tree species for regenerating highly productive and genetically diverse stands

Thirty-year program of the JSC "Latvia's State Forests" for the breeding of commercially valuable tree species (Scots pine, Norway spruce, common birch) and aspen

Description and inventory of forest tree genetic resources in protected areas