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Scholarships have been Awarded to the Participants of the LVM Bio-economy School Competition

For the seventh year running, authors of the best video message have been selected in the LVM Bio-economy School scholarship competition organized by JSC “Latvia's State Forests” (LVM). This year, they are young people who created excellent quality video messages for their peers about wood as a sustainable material.

In three rounds of the competition, the participants learned about the innovative field of bio-economy and its importance in creating a sustainable future.

“Creative and smart – that's how today's young people are, as proven by the video messages created for the LVM Bio-economy School competition. The students drew inspiration from the industry experts they met in the forest and at the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry, as well as studied the field of bio-economy,” says Līga Abizāre, LVM Environmental Education Manager.

A total of 10 scholarships were awarded – for 700, 500, 300 and 100 euros. Scholarship recipients were chosen by a jury consisting of representatives of LVM, the National Centre for Education, JSC “Latvijas Finieris”, the association “Zaļās mājas”, the association “Latvijas koks”, as well as the Latvian State Institute of Wood Chemistry. In addition, a special award for the best communication in social networks was awarded.

The organizers of the contest thank all the young people who participated in the contest and congratulate LVM Bio-economy School 2024 laureates:

First place – Katrīna Sapnova – EUR 700 from JSC “Latvia's State Forests”

Second place – Anastasija Fortele, EUR 500 from JSC “Latvijas Finieris”

Third place – Elizabete Bruka, EUR 300 from the association “Zaļās mājas”

Līva Rozniece received a special award from LVM – a paid bus for the whole class (up to 40 people) to Latvian Forest Days in Tērvete on 24 or 25 May – for the best communication in social networks.

LVM Bio-economy School 2024 recognitions:

• Adrians Hofmanis – EUR 100 from JSC “Latvia's State Forests”
• Evelīna Augustauska – EUR 100 from JSC “Latvia's State Forests”
• Undīne Marija Voino – EUR 100 from JSC “Latvia's State Forests”
• Matvejs Berkovičs – EUR 100 from JSC “Latvia's State Forests”
• Elizabete Ābelīte – EUR 100 from JSC “Latvia's State Forests”
• Estere Stokmane – EUR 100 from the Latvijas Finieris Foundation for sustainable development
• Evelīna Liepa – EUR 100 from the association “Latvijas koks”

All video messages created by the participants of the LVM Bio-economy School can be viewed on the LVM Facebook page.

LVM offers education for sustainable development together with the State Education Content Centre and the European Association of Forest Pedagogy intending to promote the education of expert competencies about forests in Latvian schools. Around 20 000 children and young people participate in LVM programmes every year.