Coastal issues are at the core of Latvia's collaboration with the Natural Science Sector.
It is currently involved in a Sustainable Development in Coastal Regions and Small Islands (CSI) project that aims to promote and support the rehabilitation and socio-economic development of the project area, and holds a UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Coastal Development.
Below you can access the projects that are currently being implemented in the country within the framework of UNESCO’s Natural Sciences Sector.
Freshwater
- Northern European Flow Regimes from International Experimental and Network Data (FRIEND) More
People, Biodiversity and Ecology
- Biosphere Reserve (WNBRs)
Earth Sciences
- Middle Palaeozoic vertebrate biogeography, palaeogeography and climate (IGCP, Project 491)
- Devonian land-sea interaction: evolution of ecosystems and climate (IGCP, Project 499)
Sciences Policy and Sustainable Development
- Establishing Science and Technology Parks More
Coasts and Small Islands
- Municipal environmental management and public participation, North Kurzeme Coastal Region, Latvia More
- UNESCO Chair in Sustainable Coastal Development, established in 2001 at the University of Latvia More