About Us
Latvian Peat Association is a society whose aims are:
- to stimulate the development of Latvian peat producers’
industry;
- to use peat resources in a rational, environment-friendly and
sustainable manner; to preserve environmental diversity and bog
resources;
- to stimulate scientific researches relevant to the
industry;
- to represent and defend professional and economical interests
of its members and industry in general.
Established: in 1996
Unites: 20 peat producers in Latvia, 7
companies related to peat industry (Associate members), 11 Honorary
members and 2 Scientific members, in total - 40
members
Structure: the meeting of members, board and
council
Council
Gunārs Cankalis Chairman of the Council
Edijs Ločmels member of the Council
Renārs Skudra member of the Council
Dainis Aļeksējevs member of the Council
Ieva Auniņa member of the Council
Board
Ingrīda Krīgere member of the Board
Mg. sc. soc., 1997. LLU, Bc. agr 1995.LLU. 10-year experience in the management of public organizations and 16-year experience in the management of companies. Since March 2015 is the member of the Board of Latvian Peat Association
Latvian Peat Association has entered contract No. SKV[1]TL-2022/26 with the Latvian Investment and Development Agency for support of the measure “International promotion of competitiveness” program co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund.
