Latvian Forestry Research Institute - LVMI Silava

The Latvian State Forestry Institute Silava is the Latvian Forestry Center.

The foundation of the Institute is the establishment of the Forestry Issues Institute in 1946. After several reorganizations, since 1991 it is known as the Latvian State Forestry Institute Silava.

LVMI Silava activity objective: to acquire new knowledge and innovative technologies with scientific methods in order to promote the sustainable development and competitiveness of the forest sector.

Research and Knowledge Transfer LVMI Silava takes place in 6 research areas :

• increasing the value of forestry,
  
• interactions between forestry and the environment
  
• NTFPs ( non-timber ) services,
  
• tree plants outside the forest,
  
• forestry technology development
  
• forest ecology (in support of forestry research);
  
• products from the growing forest,
  
• hunting fauna and hunting.