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TRENDS IN THE AFFORESTED AND REFORESTED AREAS IN LATVIA

Aina Muška

First published: 2019-06-20https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2019/3.2/s14.112View metrics

Abstract

Forests and the land where the forests grow are some of the key natural resources in Latvia. Forests occupy half of the total area of Latvia. Unlike other countries where deforestation is a problem, the forest area increases in Latvia owing to natural and artificial afforestation activities. The paper analysed changes in the reforested and afforested areas in Latvia in the period 2007-2017 and found that the most essential factors contributing to the reforestation and afforestation were national and European Union financial support, the requirements of the relevant legal framework and amendments to it, economic processes in the country as well as educational measures targeting forest owners. A correlation analysis revealed that the most essential socio-economic factors that were strongly related to the reforested and afforested areas were as follows: (1) output of products of wood and cork per employee, as well as the value of output and the turnover of the sector; (2) exports of forest industry products from Latvia; (3) GDP per employee; (4) number of employees engaged in manufacture of furniture; (5) number of construction enterprises and the volume of construction. Based on the correlation analysis results, the research constructed three regression equations to be employed to explain changes and forecast trends in the following types of forest area: (1) artificially reforested area; (2) naturally reforested area; (3) afforested plantation area.

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Title
TRENDS IN THE AFFORESTED AND REFORESTED AREAS IN LATVIA
Authors
Aina Muška
Proceedings
SGEM International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference EXPO Proceedings; 19th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2019, Water Resources. Forest, Marine and Ocean Ecosystems
Publisher
STEF92 Technology
Year
2019
Pages
869-876
SWS Citekey
Muska201914869876
ISSN
1314-2704
ISBN
978-619-7408-82-9
Language
en
Publication type
Conference Paper
Keywords
afforested areareforested areafactorsdevelopment.
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