The Keskkonnaamet publishes this announcement under § 12 (1¹)2) of Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management System Act.

Environmental Board as a decision-maker announces that 22.04.2025 (registration No 3139741, cadastral code 18101:001:0229) cutting planned by forest notice submitted to the Blueberry Valley property environmental impact assessment (EIA) has not started.

Klaus Vinkman, authorised representative of AS A & P Mets, 22.04.2025, submitted a forest notice to the Environmental Board planning sanitary cutting (in area 0.68 ha) in allocation 2 of the registered immovable in Blueberry Valley.

The proposed logging area is located in the natural area of Haanja, the bird area of Haanja and the restricted zone of the heritage landscape of Haanja nature Park. According to the Estonian nature information System, the proposed logging area remains the habitat of the protected bird species Värbkaku in category III.

EIA was not started since allocations 2 of the Blueberry Valley registered immovable do not have a significant impact on the quality of ambient air, mineral resources (mineral deposits), soil, groundwater and surface water, protected natural objects or cultural heritage and the activities do not harm human health, well-being or property. Impacts on Natura 2000 sites are excluded by implementing the measures undertaken as part of the project in order to carry out the works arising from subsection 55 (6) of the nature Conservation Act. It is not necessary to initiate an environmental impact assessment because:
1. It is conceivable that the activities will have an adverse effect on the conservation objectives and integrity of the nature and bird areas of Haanja, which are part of the Natura 2000 network.
2. The proposed course of action does not result in significant negative environmental impacts on water or ambient air, nor does it exceed the limits for noise and air pollution, no vibration is expected. Activities do not interact with other activities.
3. The planned activities will not have an impact on human health, well-being and property, as well as emergencies or major accidents.
4. Emergency situations are unlikely to occur when performing works in compliance with environmental protection requirements.

The developer is AS A&P Mets (registry code: 10321314) , contact details:
The decision-maker is Environmental Board (contact person Margit Avikson, e-mail margit.avikson@keskkonnaamet.ee, phone 56867232).

The decision not to start an EIA is available at Decision annexed to this notice