# Letland: FSC-mitigatie indicator 60 — rij 3 > Contextgebonden FSC-mitigatiemaatregel uit FSC-RA-LVA-02-2026 voor indicator 60. De volledige officiële Engelstalige maatregel, risicocontext, verifier en brondocumenten staan hieronder als brongebonden feiten. ## Engelse samenvatting > Ensure that rare or threatened ecosystems (HCV3), such as old-growth stands, Woodland Key Habitats (WKHs), and EU-priority habitats, are identified and managed so that their ecological integrity is maintained during harvesting. Verify that harvesting operations avoid degradation of HCV3 ecosystems through pre-harvest identification and application of habitat-specific restrictions. - Canonical entity URI: - Schema.org type: `CreativeWork` ## Trefwoorden FSC, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, FSC-RA-LVA-02-2026, indicator 60, Document verification, Database verification, Field verification ## Kenmerken - FSC risk indicator: 60. Rare, threatened, or endangered ecosystems, habitats or refugia are identified and protected, maintained, or enhanced (HCV3). — [bron]() - Risk conclusion: Non-negligible risk — [bron]() - Geopolitical scale: Latvia — [bron]() - Source type: State-owned Forest (Production forest), Other state managed forests, Privately and municipal owned forest (Production forest) — [bron]() - Risk threshold: 60. 1.     HCV 3 is identifiedor its occurrence is likely in the area under assessment and is threatened by management activities. — [bron]() - Description of risk: Latvia contains significant HCV3 values, including EU-priority habitats, old-growth and ecologically mature forest ecosystems, Woodland Key Habitats, and other rare and threatened habitat types. The national Nature Census identified approximately 334,597 ha of forest habitats of EU importance, yet only about 42% are formally protected, leaving a substantial proportion outside strict conservation regimes. Although Latvia maintains an extensive legal framework for habitat conservation, implementation gaps remain. Not all identified habitats receive immediate legal protection, and documented cases show that forestry activities continue to affect some mapped habitat areas before formal protection measures are established. These risks exist in both private and state-owned forests. While the SBP Regional Risk Assessment concluded a low-risk designation for HCV3, the present assessment reaches a different conclusion because more recent evidence demonstrates that a substantial proportion of identified HCV3 habitats remain outside legally binding protection and may be exposed to forestry operations before conservation measures are implemented. Consequently, because rare, threatened, and endangered habitats are present and continue to face implementation-related protection gaps, the risk to HCV3 is assessed as non-negligible. — [bron]() - Type of verifier: Document verification, Database verification, Field verification — [bron]() - Mitigation requirement level: Recommended — [bron]() - Associated documents: Harvesting permit, Nature Data Management System OZOLS, State Register of Forests, State Forest Service GIS, Municipal Territorial Plans, Forest Inventory Data, EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 — [bron]() - Risk mitigation measure: Ensure that rare or threatened ecosystems (HCV3), such as old-growth stands, Woodland Key Habitats (WKHs), and EU-priority habitats, are identified and managed so that their ecological integrity is maintained during harvesting. Verify that harvesting operations avoid degradation of HCV3 ecosystems through pre-harvest identification and application of habitat-specific restrictions. a) obtain and review planned harvest areas using OZOLS / NCA, State Forest Service GIS, and Nature Census / EU habitat layers, including recognized proxies (WKHs, old-growth indicators), to confirm presence or absence of HCV3 features. b) Verify that the supplier’s harvest permit and management plan include appropriate no-harvest zones or modified methods (e.g. selective felling, retention elements, widened buffers) in line with the Nature Protection Law and Cabinet Regulation No. 935. c) When the presence or status of HCV3 remains uncertain after steps a–b, obtain written confirmation from a qualified expert or competent authority (e.g. NCA or SFS) that HCV3 conditions are maintained; if confirmation is unavailable, conduct a targeted field visit prior to harvest. d) For sourcing organizations without direct forest access (e.g. foreign or downstream buyers), obtain geo-referenced post-harvest photos or short expert statements confirming that the site was managed according to the specified habitat restrictions. NOTE: Field verification is to be conducted only when desktop evidence (database and document checks, including expert confirmation) is insufficient to determine HCV3 presence or adequate protection. — [bron]() - Source workbook row: 3 — [bron]() ## Relaties - Onderdeel van: [FSC Risk Assessment voor Letland — 2-0]() (`isPartOf`) - Over: [Letland]() (`about`) - Over: [FSC Risk Assessment indicator 60 — Rare, threatened, or endangered ecosystems, habitats or refugia are identified and protected, maintained, or enhanced (HCV3).]() (`about`) - Over: [Letland: FSC-indicator 60 — non-negligible risk]() (`about`) - Vermeldt: [Mitigation measure onder het FSC Risk Assessment Framework]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [Non-negligible risk onder het FSC Risk Assessment Framework]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [State-owned Forest (Production forest) — FSC Risk Assessment Letland]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [Other state managed forests — FSC Risk Assessment Letland]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [Privately and municipal owned forest (Production forest) — FSC Risk Assessment Letland]() (`mentions`) ## Identificaties - FSC Risk Mitigation row: `FSC-RA-LVA-02-2026 row 3` — [resolver]() - FSC risk indicator: `60` — [resolver]() ## Bronnen - [Bron](): Official FSC Risk Assessment FSC-RA-LVA-02-2026; Risk Mitigation worksheet row 3. ## Andere representaties - [HTML]() - [Schema.org JSON-LD]() - [Volledig RDF JSON-LD]() - [Turtle]()