Unit of Environmental Science

The main research directions:

• Effects of global climate change on terrestrial and freshwater ecosystems;
• Biodiversity in nature and urban environments;
• Environmentally friendly bioeconomy – recycling of natural resource complex;
• Driving forces of land-use change and their impact on landscapes and ecosystems;
• Environmental quality of Latvia and its long-term change trends;
• Innovations in environmental technologies for solving environmental protection issues;
• Improving the methodology for evaluating the sustainable development of territories and actions in ensuring sustainable development;
• Development and integration of ecosystem service assessment methodology into environmental management.

Departments:

Department of Applied Environmental Science →
Department of Environmental Protection →

Laboratories and centres for studies and research:

Soil Physical Research Laboratory
Soil And Soil Chemical Research Laboratory
Natural Resources Research Laboratory
Laboratory of Natural and Environmental Process Modelling
Forest and Water Research Centre of National Importance
Environmental Quality Monitoring Laboratory
Environmental Technology Laboratory