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| | REC: Approximation of EU Environmental Law: Country Reports: Latvia: part 2 |
 | | The constitutional act of the Republic of Latvia on 'Human and Citizen Rights and Responsibilities' of 1991 provides that the protection of nature, the cultural environment, landscape, monuments of architecture and history, as well as the environment in general, is the responsibility of each individual, society and the state. |
 | | Under the socio-economic system present in Latvia since 1940, when part of the territory was intensely used but the rest was used inefficiently or abandoned, ecosystems, biotopes, and particular species were preserved that have become extinct or are very rare elsewhere in Europe. |
 | | Latvia's membership in the Ramsaar Convention (1995) and the Rio Convention on Biological Diversity (1995), and its participation in related activities, should also be noted as an important factor. |
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