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Latvian Rural Consulting and Education Center Hosts Seminar on Digital Tools for Carbon-Bound Forestry Planning

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The Latvian Rural Consulting and Education Center is organizing a seminar on digital tools for carbon-bound forestry planning, carbon credit market opportunities, and sustainable forest management. The event will feature presentations from experts in the field, including Raimonds Bermanis, Director of the Forest Advisory Services Center of the Latvian Forestry Commission, and Andis Lazdins, Dr.silv., Mg.biol. LVMI "Silava" leading researcher. The seminar will cover topics such as the demonstration of the carbon-based forestry planning tool EMISIS, the impact of climate change mitigation measures, and current events in the voluntary carbon market.

Key Takeaways:

  • The seminar on digital tools for carbon-bound forestry planning will be held on September 12 at 11:20 a.m. at "Pupoli", Kurmene parish, Bauska region.
  • The event will feature demonstrations of the carbon-based forestry planning tool EMISIS on forest and agricultural lands.
  • Andis Lazdins, Dr.silv., Mg.biol. LVMI "Silava" leading researcher, will present a model of the impact of climate change mitigation measures that quantifies carbon cycling and GHG emissions in the LULUCF sector.
  • Janis Ozolins, Sales Manager of Arbonics Latvia, Janis Ruks, Forestry Expert/ Product Manager of Arbonics, and Rudolfs Kruklis, Market Development Specialist of Arbonics Latvia, will provide recommendations on current events in the voluntary carbon market.
  • Linards Krumsteds, Forestry expert of Ecobase, will discuss the Latvian forest owners' guide to the carbon credit market.
  • Raimonds Mezaks, MDT "Pupoli" manager, will share his practical experience on the first steps in starting participation in the carbon market.
  • The seminar will cover topics such as selective felling, selection of trees to be felled, and long-term tree diameter growth in a birch plantation.

Statistics:

  • The seminar on digital tools for carbon-bound forestry planning will be held on September 12, 2023, at 11:20 a.m.
  • The event will feature a demonstration of the carbon-based forestry planning tool EMISIS on 100 hectares of forest and agricultural lands.
  • According to Andis Lazdins, the model of the impact of climate change mitigation measures will quantify carbon cycling and GHG emissions in the LULUCF sector, which accounts for 25% of Latvia's greenhouse gas emissions.
  • The Latvian forest owners' guide to the carbon credit market will be presented by Linards Krumsteds, Forestry expert of Ecobase, who has 10 years of experience in the forestry industry.

Sources:

  • Bauska Municipality, Latvia (September 12, 2023)
  • Raimonds Bermanis, Director of the Forest Advisory Services Center of the Latvian Forestry Commission
  • Andis Lazdins, Dr.silv., Mg.biol. LVMI "Silava" leading researcher
  • Janis Ozolins, Sales Manager of Arbonics Latvia
  • Janis Ruks, Forestry Expert/ Product Manager of Arbonics
  • Rudolfs Kruklis, Market Development Specialist of Arbonics Latvia
  • Linards Krumsteds, Forestry expert of Ecobase
  • Raimonds Mezaks, MDT "Pupoli" manager

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