Majority of the forest owners regained their properties from 1993 to 1995. it means that majority of the forest owners today have 13-15 years of forest management experience. During these years the level of knowledge on forestry as well as the attitude towards forest property has improved considerably.  The data provided by the State Forest Service states that illegal felling has decreased during the past 7 years 10 times, and today constitutes a non-significant part of the total felling volumes in Latvia - less than 1%.