Habitat of the Year in Latvia is an annual nomination of a habitat type of Latvian ecological range. The organization responsible for nominating this symbol of the year is the Latvian Fund for Nature [lv]. The category has been created in 2015, in order to raise awareness about protection of natural diversity. Throughout the year, Latvian Fund for Nature assembles information for the general public about the habitat protection and management, and informs about the ecological function of the selected habitat.
Selected habitats by the year 2026 – Tree hollows 2025 – Edges (more precisely – ecotones) 2024 – Wetlands 2023 – Deadwood 2022 – Cities 2021 – River currents and natural rivers 2020 – Park-like meadows 2019 – Old or natural temperate coniferous forests 2018 – Veteran trees 2017 – Farmsteads 2016 – Reeds 2015 – Biologically important grasslands
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