On 25–26 September 2025, the international conference of the Nature Conservation Agency’s LatViaNature project – “Together for Nature Conservation: Public and Private Sector Involvement” – took place at the University of Latvia House of Nature in Riga. The event gathered 150 nature conservation experts and professionals from 16 European countries.

The conference provided insights into the latest European Commission developments in nature protection and the practical implementation of the new EU Nature Restoration Law. Participants also explored innovative approaches, shared experience, and best practice examples from across Europe that contribute to achieving the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 targets. The event brought together policymakers, experts and practitioners, NGOs, and other stakeholders. The working language of the conference was English.

The LIFE FOR SPECIES project team also participated, presenting a poster on communication tools applied in the project: “Public engagement in practice: lessons from the LIFE FOR SPECIES project”.

More information and full recordings of the conference are available here:
https://latvianature.daba.gov.lv/en/conference-2025/

Sincere thanks to the organisers for delivering a high quality conference.