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PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Erki Niitlaan Estonian Peat Association PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES dfsgsfdg Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES dfsgsfdg Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES dfsgsfdg Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Total area 45 226 km² Peatland 9 353 km² Total area 64 589 km² Peatland Total area Peatland 7 385 km² 65 200 km² 2 433 km² Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Total area 45 226 km² Peatland 9 353 km² Total area 64 589 km² Peatland Total area Peatland 7 385 km² 65 200 km² 2 433 km² Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Estonia - 21,7% Total area Peatland 45 226 km² 9 353 km² Latvia - 11,7% Total area Peatland 64 589 km² 7 385 km² Lithuania - 3,8% Total area Peatland 65 200 km² 2 433 km² Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Estonia - 21,7% Total area Peatland 45 226 km² 9 353 km² Latvia - 11,7% Total area Peatland 64 589 km² 7 385 km² Lithuania - 3,8% Total area Peatland 65 200 km² 2 433 km² Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Mires and Peat, Volume 1 (2006) Article 01 Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Total area of Baltic states all together is 171 015 km² and peatlands cover 19 171 km² For peat production currently is in use aprox. 500 km² in other words 2,5 % Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Total area of Baltic states all together is 171 015 km² and peatlands cover 19 171 km² For peat production currently is in use aprox. 500 km² in other words 2,5 % Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES Average production (in last 5 years) Estonia - 1 000 thousand t, Latvia - 700 thousand t, Lithuania - 450 thousand t Estonia 2002 Production Production Estonia 2002 Export Export Volume, thousand m3 7000 6000 5000 4000 3000 2000 1000 0 2002 2003 Estonia 2004 2002 2003 Latvia 2004 2002 2003 Lithuania 2004 Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” 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) Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES 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. Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” 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. Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS” PEAT PRODUCTION AND ITS REGULATION IN THE BALTIC STATES THANK YOU ! Tallinn 17.09.2007, “MAEGS”