Andis Lazdiņš

Andis Lazdiņš

Senior researcher
Dr.silv., Mg.biol.
+371 26595586

Research area

Forest technologies
Forest Environment laboratory

Active projects

Research and innovation based solutions to support the peat sector's transition to a climate neutral economy, promoting the sustainable use of Latvia's natural resources (PeatTransform)
Adaptive Forest Management in Latvia: An Integrated Route to Ecosystem Resilience, Biodiversity, Bioeconomy and Economic Security (ForestRoute-LV)
Agricultural land management planning for use in agriculture, forestry or agroforestry, based on agro-technological, economic, environmental and climate risk data
Integrating agrivoltaics practices in fruit orchards: a multidisciplinary study on soil carbon turnover, greenhouse gas fluxes and climate change mitigation potential (FruitPower)
Piloting technological solutions for a sustainable and low emission bio-economy model for utilising biomass from grasslands (LIFE UpcyclingGrass)
Peatland restoration for greenhouse gas emission reduction and carbon sequestration in the Baltic Sea region (LIFE PeatCarbon)
Equipment for collecting and chipping pruned branches in fruit orchards for biofuel and mulch production
Monetary valuation of soil ecosystem services and creation of initiatives to invest in soil health: setting a framework for the inclusion of soil health in business and in the policy making (InBestSoil)
Implementation of the operation and development strategy of LSFRI "Silava"
National forest inventory
Development of proposals to improve national forest monitoring, including forest biodiversity monitoring and level II air pollution impact monitoring components, as well as consultative scientific support for the preparation of Latvia's positions on Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a monitoring framework for resilient European forests (2026)
The impact of ash fertilizer on forest ecosystem parameters
Socio-economic assessment of actions to be implemented to achieve climate change mitigation goals of the Latvian Land Use, Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF) sector for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and promoting carbon dioxide (CO2) sequestration in forest management (2026)
Forest fertilization impact monitoring
Wetland restoration for the future (ALFAwetlands)
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Publications