Silava - Active projects

Active projects

Determining the risk of Heterobasidion root-rot and fungal communities in roots of Norway spruce stands on former agricultural land
Support to the LSFRI Silava for international collaboration projects in research and innovation
Birch and aspen stand management decision support tool for reduction of wind damages
Interaction of microbial diversity with methane turnover and mercury methylation in organic soils
Improvement of silviculture practices in birch
Marginal lands for growing industrial crops: Turning a burden into an opportunity (MAGIC)
Elaboration of guidelines and modelling tool for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction in forests on nutrient-rich organic soils
Development of biological preparation for reducing root and butt rot caused losses in conifer stands
Investigations on the role of Phlebiopsis gigantea in restricting vegetative spread of Heterobasidion spp. in stumps of Norway spruce and Scots pine
Development of molecular markers for assessment of juvenility during micropropagation of Silver birch (Betula pendula Roth)
Investigation of regulatory regions of Scots pine disease resistance genes
Development of an action plan for the inhibition of Acute Oak Decline at the Forest Research station territory Talsu pauguraine, and possible expansion to other regions in Latvia
Wild cherry (Cerasus avium Moench. syn. Prunus avium L.) propagation technology development and selection of perspective clones for the establishment of productive roundwood plantations under the climatic conditions of Latvia
Sub-population dynamics of grey wolf Canis lupus and Eurasian lynx Lynx lynx in Latvia and identification of depredation risk on livestock
Economic and environmental assessment of biomass production in buffer zones around drainage systems and territories surrounding the protective belts of natural water streams
Development of harvester prototype for harvesting and biofuel production in short rotation coppice
Alternative harvesting solutions for non-conventional felling types
Sustainable use of soil resources in the changing climate (SUCC)
Brown bear monitoring 2020–2023
Research program on improvement of forest growth conditions, 2016–2021
Implementation of River Basin Management Plans of Latvia towards good surface water status (LIFE GoodWater IP)
Silvicultural practices for establishment and management of poplar plantation for sustainable land use
Development of greenhouse gas emission factors and decision support tools for management of peatlands after peat extraction
Development of a new food smoking technology to reduce concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (benzpyrene) in smoked meat products – "Blue smoke"
Bio-based strategies and roadmaps for enhanced rural and regional development in the EU (BE-Rural)
Decision support tool for increased forest productivity via efficient climate adjusted transfer of genetic gain
ICT-based wild animal census approach for sustainable wildlife management
Development of a decision support tool integrating information from old-growth semi-natural forest for more comprehensive estimates of carbon balance
Improvement of soil properties by the use of biological materials
Development of specially adapted LED luminaires for efficient and energy-efficient tree propagation and rootstock process
Demonstration of climate change mitigation measures in nutrients rich drained organic soils in Baltic States and Finland (LIFE OrgBalt)
Technologies for efficient transfer of genetic gain in plant production and forestry
Identification, characterization and conservation of Latvian in situ plant genetic resources
Evaluation of forest ecosystem services in Latvia
Evaluation of potential impact of climate change on soil carbon input with above- and below-ground litter in forests on drained and naturally wet organic soils
Evaluation of climate change mitigation potential of agroforestry systems with mineral and organic soils
Elaboration of land use, climate and soil properties based greenhouse gas (GHG) emission factors for drainage ditches in grassland, cropland and forest land
Reducing uncertainty in the calculation of forest stand biomass and carbon stock in Latvia
Evaluation carbon input with above- and below-ground litter in forests on drained and naturally wet organic soils
Climate policy adapted solutions for extracted peatlands and paludiculture implementation
Evaluation of impact of land use soil and climate factors on greenhouse gas (GHG) emission for drainage ditches
Technology for early diagnostics of genetically determined variation of resilience-related trait for Norway spruce
Bryophyte and lichen successional and spatial patterns in deciduous forests (molecular genetic analyses)
Analysis of transposable element derived polymorphism in Pinus sylvestris gene regions
Local specialization and genetic control of plasticity of radial growth responses of Scots pine
New biological agents and means of their application for protection of conifer saplings against damage by cervids and dendrophagous insects