Land and forest is the joint institution of the Icelandic Soil Conservation and Forestry Agency as of 1 January 2024. A new website for the Institute will be built here, but in the meantime reference will be made to materials on soil conservation and forestry on the websites of the two older institutes.
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The Great Forest Day Competition
The 20th Anniversary of the Great Forest Day in Hallormsstaðaskógur National Forest will be celebrated this year. To commemorate this special occasion, a contest has been organized to select a feature song for the event. Submissions for the competition will be accepted until May 25th.
Agreement on the Landgræðsluskógar project renewed until 2029
On this day, May 15th, the Minister of Food, Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, the Chairman of the Icelandic Forestry Association, Jónatan Garðarsson, and the Director of Land and Forest Iceland, Ágúst Sigurðsson, signed an agreement to extend the Landgræðsluskógar project until 2030.