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Private Forestry in Latvia: Challenges and Opportunityes
Private Forestry in Latvia: Challenges and Opportunityes
Private Forestry in Latvia: Challenges and Opportunityes
After the first of May 2004 representatives from KS MAA will sit around same tables in
Bruxelles as all the others strong farmers and owners organisations in Europe. Sometimes this
will be good and friendly Family,but we will be some kind of competitors because each forest
owners organization should protect their forest/land owners and will fight for interest of them.
The one to fight for Latvian forest owners is the Forest Owners Association of Latvia - KS
MAA. Only when KS MAA has real muscles government or sister organisations in Europe
will listen.
KS MAA – Regional Umbrella organisation was re-certified 4th of September 2003, and
receive the Umbrella Forest management and Chain-of Custody multi-site certificate in
connection with ISO 45012 (EA Guidelines on the application of EN 45012) Annex 3 –
Multisite certification/registration.
Local organisations are responsible for information, training and education, establishing
system of every years questioning; realising forest management in connection with Green
forest Management plan or Nature Conservation document, for agreements etc.
Forest management planning (FMP) combined with a Nature Value Evaluation routine is the
basic tool for planning and monitoring of the production and environmental values. In this
plan each compartment described including goals for the proper balance between production
and environment. FMP includes economical, ecological, social and cultural aspects and
information about values, environmental considerations, gives possibility for forest owner
use this document as a good platform for extension and advisory purposes.
Gender issues
In the meeting Latvian and Sweden female forest owners representatives in Riga 13-14
November 2003 was highlighted the gender issues and propose to form the Female Forest
Owners Network. Today it is established female forest owners group in frame of KS MAA,
one woman elected in the Board of KS MAA, the Group is starting to plan special activities.
Main topics of problems was analysed : - women in forestry in general - scientists, family
forest owners, urban forest owners, governmental staff, workers, teachers and lecturers in
the schools and professors in universities.
The seminar ended with preparing of the action plan for the next years; proposing the
member - woman for the Board of KS MAA; decision of establishing women union;
publishing in mass media women problems; participation in the international processes.
STRUCTURE OF KS MAA
MEMBERS OF ASSOCIATION
Annual General Assembly
COUNCIL of REPRESENTATIVES
President
BOARD of DIRECTORS
Chairman of Board
ADMINISTRATION UNIT - CENTRAL OFFICE
Directors of the Departments
BUSINESS CENTRES
Directors of Business Centres
GROUP OF CO-OPERATIVES
Chairman of Board
GROUP OF UNIONS
Chairman of Board
KS MAA IS A MEMBER
Internationally
1. NBF from 1998 Nordic-Baltic Forest Owners Organisation federation
2. CEPF from 2000 European Private Forest Owners Organisation federation
3. IFFA from 2001 International Family Forestry Alliance
4. ELO from 2002 European Landowners Organisation ( observer)
In Latvia
1. MKP from 1997 Forest Advisory Council of Ministry of Agriculture
2. MNEP from 1998 Forest Sector Experts Council of Ministry of Economy
3. PEFC Latvia from 1999 PEFC Council of Latvia
4. LKKES from 2001 Wood-quality Control Experts Union
4. MAF from 2002 The Council of the Forest Development Foundation
5. MAP from 2002 Hunting Games Development Council
6. LZF from 2002 Latvian Farmers Federation