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On June 20 this year, the first Latvian Fund for Nature Open meadow day of the summer will take place in the Abava Valley Nature Park, in Kandava parish, at the farm of nature farmers Linda and Jānis Priednieki. The event invites anyone interested to get closer to natural grasslands…

Also in this GrassLIFE2 season, the Help desk for grassland owners and managers continues its work, offering individual consultations on the management, restoration, and enhancement of biodiversity in natural grasslands. Help desk – practical assistance for grassland owners Natural grasslands in Latvia are rapidly disappearing. Once a common ecosystem in…

On May 18–22 of this year, experts from the Eurosite network representing various European countries – Lithuania, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Hungary, and the United Kingdom – paid an experience exchange visit to the Latvian Fund for Nature to learn about the experience of restoring and managing natural grasslands…

On March 3 of this year, partners of the GrassLIFE2 project went on an experience-sharing trip to Estonia to get a first-hand look at innovative and nature-friendly methods for winter grazing of cattle. Heartfelt thanks to Airi Kulvet (Puutsa Farm), as well as Harri and Eneken Lumiste (…

Scientific contribution to the restoration of Latvian nature This autumn, the Latvian Fund for Nature (LDF), within the framework of the GrassLIFE2 project, launched a historic restoration of Latvian grasslands. The first scientifically cultivated seeds of Latvian semi-natural grasslands, provided by the Institute for Environmental Solutions (IES), have reached…

The habitat nominated by the Latvian Fund for Nature as the habitat of the year 2025 reveals a vibrant world of life when seen up close. This year, we turn our attention to and celebrate the edge – the transition zone between two or more ecosystems. Edges are characterised…

The Latvian Fund for Nature has launched an interactive tool, “Grassland matchmaker”, designed to promote cooperation among farmers in the management of semi-natural grasslands.The tool is intended for landowners and managers who own semi-natural grasslands – biologically valuable grasslands – but face obstacles in managing them that could be…

Natural grasslands in Latvia are disappearing habitats – today they cover only 0,9% of the country’s territory. For this reason, the Latvian Fund for Nature (LFN) has identified the restoration of natural grasslands as one of its key priorities. To advance this goal, the GrassLIFE2 project was launched this…