National Development Plan 2021-2027

The seven-year National Development Plans (NDP) include main policy objectives, outcome indicators and indicative financing for most sectors of the economy. Strategic planning complies with the Paris Agreement and the EU long-term climate ambition objectives. Environmental objectives and planning of actions are presented by the seven-year National Environmental Policy Guidelines 2021 – 2027, which are also related to the NDP. Latvia’s NDP 2021-2027 stresses the importance of the balanced use of natural capital considering biodiversity protection measures, carbon sequestration commitments and the latest scientific findings on the sustainable and efficient use of natural resources. Moreover, the NDP underlines that the society must reach a consensus during this planning period (2021- 2027) on Latvia’s protected natural values, how much area they cover, what regional growth potential is offered by natural capital, the effects on employment opportunities in rural areas, and just compensation for the protected areas.