Editing Forest (section)

=== Latvia ===
[[File:Latvian Forest Tomes pagasts, Ķeguma novads, Latvia.jpg|thumb|Latvian [[Pine]] Forest in [[Ķegums Municipality]] ]]

Latvia has about {{convert|3.27|e6ha|e6acre sqmi|abbr=off}} of forest land, which equates to about 50.5% of Latvia's total area of {{convert|24938|sqmi|order=flip}} {{convert|1.51|e6ha|e6acre|abbr=off}} of forest land (46% of total forest land) is publicly owned and {{convert|1.75|e6ha|e6acre|abbr=off}} of forest land (54% of the total) is in private hands. Latvia's forests have been steadily increasing over the years, which is in contrast to many other nations, mostly due to the forestation of land not used for agriculture. In 1935, there were only {{convert|1.757|e6ha|e6acre|abbr=off}} of forest; today this has increased by more than 150%. Birch is the most common tree at 28.2%, followed by pine (26.9%), spruce (18.3%), grey alder (9.7%), aspen (8.0%), black alder (5.7%), oak/ash (1.2%), with other hardwood trees making up the rest (2.0%).<ref>{{cite web|title=Forestry in 2015 (only in Latvian) {{!}} Latvijas statistika|url=http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/dati/e-publikacijas/forestry-2015-only-latvian-45361.html|website=www.csb.gov.lv|access-date=21 December 2017|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053718/http://www.csb.gov.lv/en/dati/e-publikacijas/forestry-2015-only-latvian-45361.html|archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Buklets "Meža nozare Latvijā"|url=https://www.zm.gov.lv/mezi/statiskas-lapas/nozares-informacija/publikacijas/buklets-meza-nozare-latvija-?nid=1088#jump|website=www.zm.gov.lv|access-date=21 December 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222053235/https://www.zm.gov.lv/mezi/statiskas-lapas/nozares-informacija/publikacijas/buklets-meza-nozare-latvija-?nid=1088#jump|archive-date=22 December 2017}}</ref>