**Ministry: Latvia has an invasive species combat plan**

A plan to combat invasive species in Latvia has been submitted to the European Commission (EC). Consequently Latvia will avoid sanctions which could have been imposed if such a plan were not in place, says Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development (VARAM). Meanwhile, this summer the number of population reports on observations of invasive species in the nature of Latvia has increased six times, Latvian Radio reported September 25.

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