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Local and regional governments do not manage the forest resources in their possession economically, without obtaining the greatest potential benefit from the management of these valuable public assets. Such a conclusion was made after the performance audit by the State Audit Office of Latvia on municipal management of forest resources.
The audit evidence shows that in the audited Alūksne, Jelgava, Krāslava, Saldus and Sigulda Regional Governments, there is no information on 63% or 5,451 ha of forest resources, that is, no forest inventories have been taken. However, even in the inventoried forest areas of 5,072 ha, all the activities foreseen in the cycle of forest management are not properly carried out, for example, forest restoration after felling, care of young trees and growing stock, protection against damage by pests and animals, maintenance of drainage and forest infrastructure
