1. PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Erki Niitlaan
Estonian Peat Association

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5. Total area 45 226 km² Peatland 9 353 km² Total area 64 589 km²
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Total area km²
Peatland km²
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6. Total area 45 226 km² Peatland 9 353 km² Total area 64 589 km²
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Total area km²
Peatland km²
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7. Total area 45 226 km² Peatland 9 353 km² Total area 64 589 km²
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Estonia - 21,7%
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Latvia - 11,7%
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Lithuania - 3,8%
Total area km²
Peatland km²
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8. Total area 45 226 km² Peatland 9 353 km² Total area 64 589 km²
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Estonia - 21,7%
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Latvia - 11,7%
Total area km²
Peatland km²
Lithuania - 3,8%
Total area km²
Peatland km²
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9. PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Mires and Peat,
Volume 1 (2006)
Article 01
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10. Total area of Baltic states all together is 171 015 km² and
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Total area of Baltic states all
together is km² and
peatlands cover km²
For peat production
currently is in use aprox. 500 km²
in other words 2,5 %
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11. Total area of Baltic states all together is 171 015 km² and
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Total area of Baltic states all
together is km² and
peatlands cover km²
For peat production
currently is in use aprox. 500 km²
in other words 2,5 %
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12. Average production (in last 5 years)
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Average production (in last 5 years)
Estonia thousand t, Latvia thousand t, Lithuania thousand t
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13. In all Baltic countries peat extraction is regulated by law:
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
In all Baltic countries peat extraction is regulated by law:
- Earth’s Crust Act (Estonia)
- Subsoil Use Law (Latvia)
- Underground Law (Lithuania)
According to law for peat extraction is needed a permit or license. Permits are issued by:
- Ministry of the Environment (Estonia)
- Environmental, Geological and Meteorological Agency (Latvia)
- Government of the Lithuanian Republic (Lithuania)
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14. In all Baltic countries the right to extract mineral recourses is
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In all Baltic countries the right to extract mineral recourses is
connected to right to use a land necessary for it. Land can be rented
from the private owner, local government or from state.
Permitting process is open for everybody whose interests
can be influenced by a decision to satisfy or deny the
application of permit.
The issuer of the extraction permit has the right to initiate an
evaluation of the environmental impact of the planned activity.
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15. Before the extraction company must carry out a geological survey
PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES
Before the extraction company must carry out a geological survey
and prove the recourses. In some cases it’s done by state.
No permits are issued to nature protection or NATURA 2000
or heritage protection areas, etc.
A resource tax has to be paid to state for peat extraction.
In Estonia, the Government of the Republic has established a quota for
the annual production of peat. Opening of new production areas will be
possible only after the exhaustion and putting in order of existing areas.
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