Cabinet Order No. 696 validating the Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Peat for 2020-2030.
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Abstract
The Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Peat, in order to ensure peat sustainable industry development envisage the following actions to be taken in relation to peat management: (a) peat deposits inventory and provision of sustainable use of peat resources in the national economy; (b) improvement of swamp legal use framework and building institutional capacity; and (c) improvement of access to information and promote scientific research and innovative solutions for peat extraction and development, and greenhouse gas emissions accounting.
Main peat sustainable use policies goals is as follows: (a) to evaluate the potential for sustainable use of peat, taking into account the associated industry, economic and societal interests in nature protection, climate change mitigation and recreation needs; (b) to create prerequisites for sustainable peat resource management for management and predictable resource accessibility; and (c) to ensure systematic data about peat bog spread and accessible extraction, updating and maintenance of peat resources.
Latvia needs to further develop peat products with added value (peat substrates for growing plants, horticulture, forestry, agriculture), by promoting investments in research, innovation and production technologies, and by promoting local processing, use and export of final products.
Swamp and peat bog use regulates what affects several areas: (a) land and subsoil ownership, land-use planning; (b) protection of environment; and (c) emissions from energy sources.
Peat use creates GHG emissions and in energy (by burning). GHG in category GHG emissions is calculated from active peat extraction areas (where peat extraction is taking place or has taken place) (ha) and the volume of peat extracted (t), separating the use in energy (for combustion) and use in agriculture.
The use of peat in agriculture envisages: (a) fertilization and soil improvement; (b) high moisture absorption ability, gas absorption, low thermal conductivity, how also that, that so works as an antiseptic, provision of good microbiological environment.
The use of peat in energy sector envisages heating of residential facilities.
Main peat sustainable use policies goals is as follows: (a) to evaluate the potential for sustainable use of peat, taking into account the associated industry, economic and societal interests in nature protection, climate change mitigation and recreation needs; (b) to create prerequisites for sustainable peat resource management for management and predictable resource accessibility; and (c) to ensure systematic data about peat bog spread and accessible extraction, updating and maintenance of peat resources.
Latvia needs to further develop peat products with added value (peat substrates for growing plants, horticulture, forestry, agriculture), by promoting investments in research, innovation and production technologies, and by promoting local processing, use and export of final products.
Swamp and peat bog use regulates what affects several areas: (a) land and subsoil ownership, land-use planning; (b) protection of environment; and (c) emissions from energy sources.
Peat use creates GHG emissions and in energy (by burning). GHG in category GHG emissions is calculated from active peat extraction areas (where peat extraction is taking place or has taken place) (ha) and the volume of peat extracted (t), separating the use in energy (for combustion) and use in agriculture.
The use of peat in agriculture envisages: (a) fertilization and soil improvement; (b) high moisture absorption ability, gas absorption, low thermal conductivity, how also that, that so works as an antiseptic, provision of good microbiological environment.
The use of peat in energy sector envisages heating of residential facilities.
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English
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No
Original title
Par Kūdras ilgtspējīgas izmantošanas pamatnostādnēm 2020.-2030. Gadam.