The half-year turnover and profit of the Omniva Group were below expectations, impacted by lower volumes in international services, rising energy prices, lower consumer confidence, and one-off costs.
In an interview with ERR, Minister of the Environment Madis Kallas (SDE) discussed how logging further away from people's routes could help resolve the dispute surrounding logging. He also believes that the building exclusion zone on Estonia's islands could be reduced, and that pollution abatement needs work as well.
The residue of an oil slick which hit the coasts of two of Estonia's largest islands late last month have now been found to have polluted a mainland beach also.
The residue of an oil slick which hit the coasts of two of Estonia's largest islands late last month have now been found to have polluted a mainland beach also.
The latest census figures show that 259,341 children aged 0-17 live in Estonia, constituting 19.5 percent of the total population. The number of children living in Estonia has increased by 9.1 percent since the last census was taken ten years ago.