Testing tropical times

Independent thinking
Forestry consultant Felix Karthaus of AS Festforest, the Estonian and Latvian forest investment management company, compares forestry practices and property ownership in the two countries

Smart forestry
Estonia boasts the biggest area of Forest Stewardship Council certified forest in eastern Europe

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BSW widens its base
After extensive research into other key timber supply markets, including Russia and central and eastern Europe, BSW decided to build its first sawmill outside the UK in Latvia. Rosemary Urquhart reports

Extending the net
Latvijas Finieris is still investing in its two-year-old birch plywood factory with the emphasis on international customer relations and the environment