22nd January 2025

Locally sourced timber for the River Baths

The River Baths geothermal spa currently under development at Laugarás in Biskupstungur will by request utilise locally sourced timber for the construction. Nine batches of premium-grade spruce from a recently harvested Haukadalur forest plot have been supplied by Land and Forest Iceland after being meticulously processed at the Institute's Thjórsárdalur sawmill.

22nd January 2025

Iceland's contributions to international desertification control efforts.

Two case studies from Iceland have just been added to the toolbox of the UN Convention on Desertification Control, UNCDD. It shares Iceland’s experiences from the Hekla Forest project and a project east of Þorlákshöfn where frequent sandstorms have been controlled.

20th January 2025

A new science paper on soil carbon sequestration in Icelandic birch woodlands

A recent publication in the prestigious journal Science of The Total Environment details a study demonstrating the significant potential of birch woodland restoration for erosion control and soil carbon sequestration in Iceland.