ASSESSMENT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BIOENERGY IN LATVIA

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Melece, L., Lakovskis, P. Land Use Change and Bioenergy in Latvia. Economic Science for Rural Development, vol. 34, pp. 180-189 , 2014.

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Melece L., Krieviņa A. Bioenergy: Impact of Rural Development Measures in Latvia, Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, vol. 36/No 2, 3, pp. 578-587, 2014.

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Baycheva, T., Inhaizer, H., Lier, M., Prins, K., Wolfslehner, B. Implementing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Europe, European Forest Institute, 132 p. 2013

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Pedroli, B., Elbersen, B., Frederiksen, P. et al. Is energy cropping in Europe compatible with biodiversity Opportunities and threats to biodiversity from land- based production of biomass for bioenergy purposes, Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 55, pp. 73-86, 2013. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org

European Commission. A policy framework for climate and energy in the period from 2020 to 2030. Communication from the Commission to the European International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org 15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConferences SGEM2015 Parliament, The Council, The European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions (COM/2014/015 final), 2014. http://e ur- lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/ uri=CELEX:52014DC0015

Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia (CSB). Database. http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/dati/statistics-database-30501.html

Eurostat. Database. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/statistics/search_database

Melece, L., Lakovskis, P. Land Use Change and Bioenergy in Latvia. Economic Science for Rural Development, vol. 34, pp. 180-189 , 2014.

Everaars, J., Frank, K., Huth, A. Species ecology and the impacts of bioenergy crops: An assessment approach with four example farmland bird species, GCB Bioenergy, vol. 6/issue 3, pp. 252–264, 2014.

Auniņš, A. Latvijas parasto putnu skaita pārmaiņas pēdējos septiņos gados , Putni dabā, 2013/1, pp. 10-13, 2013.

Fargione, J., Cooper, T.R., Flaspohler, D.J. et al. Bioenergy and Wildlife: Threats and Opportunities for Grassland Conservation, BioScience, vol.59/issue 9, pp. 767-777, 2009.

Henry, M., Beguin, M., Requier, F. et al. Acommon pesticide decreases foraging success and survival in honey bees. Science, vol. 336, pp. 348-350, 2012.

Kigozi, R., Aboyade, A., Muzenda, E. Biogas Production Using the Organic Fraction of Municipal Solid Waste as Feedstock, International Journal of Research in Chemical, Metallurgical and Civil Engineering, vol. 1/issue 1, pp. 107-114 ,

Melece L., Krieviņa A. Bioenergy: Impact of Rural Development Measures in Latvia, Management Theory and Studies for Rural Business and Infrastructure Development, vol. 36/No 2, 3, pp. 578-587, 2014.

Goetzl, A. Developments in the Global Trade of Wood Pellets, Washington D.C.: U.S. International Trade Commission, 28 p., 2015.

AEBIOM Bioenergy: A Local and Renewable Solution for Energy Security, Brussels: AEBIOM. 8 p., 2015.

Baycheva, T., Inhaizer, H., Lier, M., Prins, K., Wolfslehner, B. Implementing Criteria and Indicators for Sustainable Forest Management in Europe, European Forest Institute, 132 p. 2013

European Commission. Renewable energy progress report. COM/2013/0175 final, 2013. http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/ALL/ uri=CELEX:52013DC0175

Pedroli, B., Elbersen, B., Frederiksen, P. et al. Is energy cropping in Europe compatible with biodiversity Opportunities and threats to biodiversity from land- based production of biomass for bioenergy purposes, Biomass and Bioenergy, vol. 55, pp. 73-86, 2013. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConfenferences SGEM 2015 www.sgem.org