Mar 20 • 08:36 UTC 🇱🇻 Latvia LSM

Court: The trunk of the large oak cut down in Mārupe must remain in its place

The Latvian Senate has upheld environmental protection priorities by ruling that the trunk of a cut-down protected oak in Mārupe must stay in place, rejecting a request from the landowner to remove it.

The Senate of Latvia has enforced the importance of environmental conservation through a ruling concerning the trunk of a cut-down protected oak tree in Mārupe. In this case, a company sought permission from the Nature Conservation Agency (DAP) to remove the protected trunk from their land, attempting to rescind the protected status of the area. However, DAP denied these requests, emphasizing the necessity of preserving heritage and natural values in the public interest.

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