{"id":21479,"date":"2026-02-09T19:16:21","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:16:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/?p=21479"},"modified":"2026-04-13T09:28:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:28:59","slug":"conference-at-the-university-of-latvia-seeks-solutions-to-sontrol-invasive-species-in-latvia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/en\/news\/conference-at-the-university-of-latvia-seeks-solutions-to-sontrol-invasive-species-in-latvia\/","title":{"rendered":"Conference at the University of Latvia seeks solutions to sontrol invasive species in Latvia"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21479\" class=\"elementor elementor-21479 elementor-21232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7acdde1c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7acdde1c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62ccd585\" data-id=\"62ccd585\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4863977a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4863977a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Konferences m\u0113r\u0137is &#8211; veicin\u0101t sadarb\u012bbu starp invaz\u012bvo sugu p\u0101rvald\u012bb\u0101 iesaist\u012btaj\u0101m pus\u0113m, dal\u012bties pieredz\u0113 un praktiskos piem\u0113ros, identific\u0113t kop\u012bgus r\u012bc\u012bbas virzienus invaz\u012bvo sugu kontroles risin\u0101jumu stiprin\u0101\u0161anai Latvij\u0101.<\/p><p>Konferenc\u0113 tika skat\u012bts gan aktu\u0101lais normat\u012bvais regul\u0113jums un t\u0101 att\u012bst\u012bba,\u00a0 gan jaun\u0101kais zi\u0146ojums par invaz\u012bvo sugu izplat\u012bbu Latvij\u0101, k\u0101 ar\u012b da\u017e\u0101das invaz\u012bvo sugu ierobe\u017eo\u0161anas prakses un risin\u0101jumi vair\u0101kos projektos, tostarp LatViaNature invaz\u012bvo sugu ierobe\u017eo\u0161anas pilotteritorijas un izveidot\u0101 vietne Invaz\u012bvo sugu p\u0101rvaldnieks www.invazivs.lv. \u0160aj\u0101 vietn\u0113\u00a0 iedz\u012bvot\u0101jiem ne tikai atrodama inform\u0101cija par Latvij\u0101 sastopamaj\u0101m b\u012bstamaj\u0101m invaz\u012bvaj\u0101m sug\u0101m, to zin\u0101mo izplat\u012bbu un ierobe\u017eo\u0161anas metod\u0113m, bet ir ar\u012b iesp\u0113ja zi\u0146ot zin\u0101tniekiem un dabas ekspertiem par dab\u0101 nov\u0113rotaj\u0101m invaz\u012bvaj\u0101m sug\u0101m. Tas \u013cauj agr\u012bni atkl\u0101t invaz\u012bv\u0101s sugas un pl\u0101not ierobe\u017eo\u0161anas pas\u0101kumus. Konferences nosl\u0113gum\u0101 &#8211; dal\u012bbnieku diskusija par kop\u012bgiem sadarb\u012bbas virzieniem un iesp\u0113j\u0101m invaz\u012bvo sugu ierobe\u017eo\u0161an\u0101.<\/p><p>Konferenc\u0113 piedal\u012bj\u0101s politikas veidot\u0101ji, dabas eksperti, pa\u0161vald\u012bbu un nevalstisko organiz\u0101ciju p\u0101rst\u0101vji, zin\u0101tnieki un studenti.<\/p><p>Konferences programma: <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Konferences-programma.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u0160EIT&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/strong><\/p><p>Konferences prezent\u0101cijas:<\/p><ul><li><strong>Daiga Vilkaste, Vied\u0101s administr\u0101cijas un re\u0123ion\u0101l\u0101s att\u012bst\u012bbas ministrija<\/strong>,\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/2-Daiga-Vilkaste.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Izaicin\u0101jumi invaz\u012bvo sugu p\u0101rvald\u012bb\u0101 Latvij\u0101\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li><strong>M\u0101ra Melnb\u0101rde, Vied\u0101s administr\u0101cijas un re\u0123ion\u0101l\u0101s att\u012bst\u012bbas ministrija<\/strong>,\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/3-Mara-melnbarde.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Normat\u012bvais regul\u0113jums invaz\u012bvo sugu p\u0101rvald\u012bb\u0101<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Gita Strode, Dabas aizsardz\u012bbas p\u0101rvalde, <\/strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/4_Gita-Strode.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Latvijas zi\u0146ojums par Eiropas Parlamenta un Padomes regulas (ES) Nr. 1143\/2014 par invaz\u012bvu sve\u0161zemju sugu introdukcijas un izplat\u012b\u0161an\u0101s profilaksi un p\u0101rvald\u012bbu\u00a0 ievie\u0161anu (2019.-2024.) un t\u0101 izv\u0113rt\u0113jums<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Gunita \u0160\u0137upele, L\u012bga Gri\u0161\u0101ne, Katr\u012bna Ance Gasi\u0146a, Valsts augu aizsardz\u012bbas dienests, <\/strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/5-Gunita-Skupele.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Eiropas Savien\u012bbas saraksta invaz\u012bv\u0101s augu sugas<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Aiva Boj\u0101re, Daugavpils Universit\u0101te, Santa Rutkovska, Dabas aizsardz\u012bbas p\u0101rvalde, Ilm\u0101rs Bodnieks, AS Latvijas valsts me\u017ei, <\/strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/6-Aiva-Bojare-S-Rutkovska-I-Bodnieks.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">LIFE-IP LatViaNature pieredze S<em>olidago canadensis, Impatiens glandulifera, Rosa rugosa, Amelanchier spicata, Acer negundo<\/em>\u00a0izskau\u0161an\u0101<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Evel\u012bna Niedr\u012bte, Prof. M\u0101ris K\u013cavi\u0146\u0161, Asoc. prof. Oskars Purmalis, Latvijas Universit\u0101te<\/strong>, D<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/7-Evelina-Niedrite.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">ro\u0161as un aprit\u012bgas izmanto\u0161anas strat\u0113\u0123ijas no apkaro\u0161anas rezult\u0101t\u0101 ieg\u016bt\u0101s invaz\u012bvo augu biomasas<\/a><\/li><li><strong>J\u0101nis Kot\u0101ns, Dabas aizsardz\u012bbas p\u0101rvalde,<\/strong>\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/8-Janis-Kotans.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Sabiedr\u012bbas iesaiste invaz\u012bvo sugu p\u0101rvald\u012bb\u0101 \u2013 Invaz\u012bvo sugu p\u0101rvaldnieks<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Agnese Rudus\u0101ne, Dabas aizsardz\u012bbas p\u0101rvalde, Aija Leji\u0146a, Pasaules Dabas fonds, <\/strong><a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/9-Agnese-Rudusane-A-Lejina.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Talkas k\u0101 sabiedr\u012bbas izgl\u012bto\u0161anas un iesaistes r\u012bks invaz\u012bvo sugu p\u0101rvald\u012bb\u0101 -LIFE-IP LatViaNature projekta pieredze<\/a><\/li><li>\u00a0<strong>Loreta Rozenfelde (BIOR)<\/strong>,\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/10-Loreta-Rozenfelde.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Ja tu nevari to apkarot \u2013 ap\u0113d to! Apa\u013cais j\u016brasgrundulis k\u0101 iesp\u0113ja piekrastes zvejniec\u012bbai<\/a><\/li><li><strong>Anete Po\u0161iva Bunkovska, SIA Estonian, Latvian &amp; Lithuanian Environment<\/strong>,\u00a0<a role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/latvianature.daba.gov.lv\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/11-Anete-P-Bunkovska.pdf\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Invaz\u012bvo sugu apkaro\u0161anas pl\u0101no\u0161ana pa\u0161vald\u012bb\u0101s \u2013 ar ko s\u0101kt? Piem\u0113ri no Ogres novada invaz\u012bvo sugu apkaro\u0161anas pl\u0101na un starptautisk\u0101 INVAGO projekta<\/a><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Integr\u0113ta p\u0101rvald\u012bba ir b\u016btiska invaz\u012bvo sugu kontrolei un ierobe\u017eo\u0161anai. Invaz\u012bv\u0101s sugas apdraud biolo\u0123isko daudzveid\u012bbu, ekosist\u0113mu pakalpojumus, lauksaimniec\u012bbu un cilv\u0113ka saimniecisko darb\u012bbu, radot ekolo\u0123iskus un ekonomiskus zaud\u0113jumus.<\/p><p>Vair\u0101k par Latvij\u0101 sastopamaj\u0101m invaz\u012bvaj\u0101m sug\u0101m un to ierobe\u017eo\u0161anas metod\u0113m vietn\u0113 www.invazivs.lv .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41da861 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41da861\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a475ca5\" data-id=\"a475ca5\" 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