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Forest resources are an important natural resource of Latvia. Wood
resources completely satisfy local consumption, and sustain
exports of wood products, representing a major contribution to the
economy. Forestry is often the only employment for many rural
residents. Hunting is a traditional form of recreation, and large
forest stands are the habitat for populations of game animals.
Non-rational use of resources, landscape degradation, and a
decrease in biological diversity, are priority environmental
problems defined in the National Environmental Protection Policy
Plan.
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