Cabinet of Ministers Regulations No. 313, Riga, 2009 April 7 (pr. No 23 29) the monitoring of forests, the order Issued in accordance with article 38 of the law of the forest of a third rule 1 shall determine the forest monitoring procedure. 2. monitoring shall be carried out to obtain information about: 2.1 the impact of air pollution and other environmental (biotic and abiotic, as well as anthropogenic origin) influences on forest ecosystems;
2.2. carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and removals in land-use, land-use change and forestry sector;
2.3. the impact of climate change on forest ecosystems;
2.4. the biodiversity of the forest condition and change;
2.5. the forest soils. 3. the Monitoring of the effects of air pollution and other environmental (biotic and abiotic, as well as anthropogenic origin) influences on the forest ecosystems shall be carried out in accordance with the international cooperative programme on effects of air pollution on forests to the assessment and monitoring of ICP Forests (hereinafter referred to as the international cooperation program of the ICP Forests), implementation of the first level (systematic) and second level (intensive) forest monitoring. 4. First-level forest monitoring: 4.1 assess tree crown condition;
4.2. perform soil analysis;
4.3. perform needles or leaves the chemical analysis;
4.4. collect, process and analyse data;
4.5. preparing statements. 5. The second-level forest monitoring: 5.1 assess tree crown condition;
5.2. in the course of tree growth;
5.3. carry out soil analyses;
5.4. analysis of soil water;
5.5. the needles or leaves the chemical analysis;
5.6. rainfall observations;
5.7. the meteorological observations;
5.8. in the observations of vegetation;
5.9. the phenological observations;
5.10. collect, process and analyse data;
5.11. reports. 6. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and removals of the land-use, land-use change and forestry sector shall be carried out in accordance with the Intergovernmental Panel on climate change (IPCC) of 2003 set out in the good practice guidance for land use, land-use change and forestry (hereinafter referred to as the guidelines). 7. Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and removals in land-use, land-use change and forestry sector is calculated by land use categories, in accordance with the definitions laid down in the guidelines, based on statistical data for forest inventory. In addition, you can use other data indicating the sources of information. Data collect and report shall be prepared in accordance with the United Nations on 9 May 1992, the framework Convention on climate change Conference of the Parties approved the common reporting format for the report. 8. National forest service first level forest monitoring and competency to engage in appropriate forest biodiversity monitoring development projects, as well as other projects, to get this rule 2.3., 2.4., and the information referred to in point 2.5. 9. mežzinātn Institute "silava" take second-level forest monitoring and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and removals of the land-use, land-use change and forestry sector, as well as engage in a European forest monitoring system development and implementation project and other projects, to get this rule 2.3., 2.4., and the information referred to in point 2.5. 10. The first and second level forest monitoring is implemented in a forest in the State registered plots (part that stands out in the observations, analysis or measurement) and inform in writing the forest owner or legal possessor of observations carried out in specific plots. 11. If the existing first-level forest monitoring plots or disposition does not ensure the reliability of the data, or no longer meets the international cooperation program of the ICP Forests monitoring methodologies, the reviewer may be fitted with a new first level of plot and a contract with the landowner, the legal possessor or his authorised person. A new second-level forest monitoring plots shall be provided by the research forest plot site coordination with the national forest service. 12. Forest monitoring plots, the following requirements shall be met: 12.1 first level forest monitoring plots forbidden to cut the marked tree valdaudz (tree, used observations), except if the stand where the plot takes a clear cut;
12.2. the second-level forest monitoring plots banned the main harvesting and thinning hair. 13. Data and reports shall be submitted to: 13.1. national forest service, every year until March 1 – first level of forest monitoring. Data and reports shall be submitted to the Ministry of agriculture, as well as to send data to the international cooperation programs of the coordination centre of ICP Forests, in accordance with the requirements;
13.2. the mežzinātn Institute "silava": 13.2.1. every year until 1 March – a second-level forest monitoring. Data and reports shall be submitted to the Ministry of agriculture, as well as to send data to the international cooperation programs of the coordination centre of ICP Forests, in accordance with the requirements;
13.2.2. each year, before 1 December, of the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and removals estimates for land-use, land-use change and forestry sector. Data and report after consulting the Ministry of Agriculture presented the Latvian environment, geology and Meteorology Agency. The Prime Minister, the children, family and integration Affairs v. dombrovsky Minister of Agriculture j. Dūklav in