2017

Secondary School Students are Invited to Take Part in Scholarship Contest "LVM Bio-economy School"

To raise awareness of the growing role of forest resources in addressing environmental problems, JSC "Latvia's State Forests" (LVM) in cooperation with the association "Zaļās mājas" and the National Centre for Education invite secondary school students to take part in the scholarship contest "LVM Bio-economy School" to be held in January. In the first round of the scholarship contest "Discover!" which will last until 31 January, students will have an opportunity to expresses themselves on the topic "Bio-ecoomy", and then go into nature to learn more about it.

After creating a poster "What is Bio-economy?" participants will have an opportunity to expand their horizons in a one-day expedition to LVM-managed forests guided by experienced industry experts. The acquired knowledge and new impressions will be useful in creating a short video message for the UN International Day of Forests, which will have a crucial role in awarding the scholarships in the LVM Bio-economy School. Scholarship fund - 1500 euros! For the registration form and more information on the contest please visit: www.lvm.lv/bioekonomika.

Bio-economy is based on three basic principles of sustainable development: nature, economy and society, and represents the transition to fully circular economy where a waste product of one process serves as a raw material for another process. Bio-economy opens up opportunities for the development of the Latvian economy, based on its strongest sectors - forestry and agriculture.

Kristaps Ceplis, Head of the Society "Zaļās mājas": "Wood and other biological products have a high potential for increasing the added value of products, replacing fossil fuels in energy production, developing future biological products and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We hope that the scholarship competition on this topic will encourage young people to acquire new knowledge and apply it in practice, thus making this world a better place."