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A glimpse of the Icelandic Agriculture Exhibition 2022. Photo: Ritsýn

A glimpse of the exhibition in 2022. Photo: Ritsýn.

Land and Forest Iceland presents its support schemes at the Agricultural Exhibition

Well begun is half done. Photo: Ísabella Ósk Másdóttir

Representatives celebrate the start of the project with the Minister and the Director General of Land and Forest Iceland. Photo: Ísabella Ósk Másdóttir.

Government Initiative Launched to Restore Wetlands on State-Owned Land

Bugs being examined under a microscope. Photo: Fífa Jónsdóttir

Small invertebrates being examined. Photo: Fífa Jónsdóttir

Plenty of Hands-On Exploration at the Land and Forest Iceland Stand at Researchers' Night

Course participants with instructors Rosita, Johan and Guðríður. The photograph was taken by fellow instructor Sigríður Hrefna Pálsdóttir.

Introductory Forestry Course

Forsvarsfólk SÍ, SR, norska sendiráðsins og LOGS

At the ceremony at Mógilsá, from left to right: Auður Kjartansdóttir (SR), Marianne Kvan, Embassy Representative, Ágúst Sigurðsson (LOGS), Sverrir Bollason (IFA), and Jóhannes Benediktsson (SR).

Royal Ash

Presentation of the Climate action working group's report - Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson

First-Ever Quantified Target for Reducing Land-Based Emissions

Researchers' Night 2026 Space Rocket

Learn About Soils at the Land and Forest Iceland Stand at Researchers' Night

Young Andrés Arnalds standing beside eroding remnants of former soil and vegetation cover, with Mount Bláfell in the background. Photo from Andrés Arnalds' archive.

Andrés Arnalds' Photographs

LÍSA visiting Land and Forest Iceland 2026-2

Atli Guðjónsson, Project Manager for geospatial information, addressing colleagues and guests. Photo: Fífa Jónsdóttir.

LISA Visits Land and Forest Iceland

Icelandic representatives at COP17 in Ulaanbataar. Photo: Boldoo Magvan

Iceland’s representatives at COP17. From left: Jón Erlingur Jónasson, Boldoo Magvan, Honorary Consul of Iceland in Mongolia, Þórunn W. Pétursdóttir and Guðrún Guðjónsdóttir. Photo: Boldoo Magvan

Iceland Hosts Side Event at COP17 in Mongolia

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Revised release of the quality criteria for selecting land for afforestation.

Quality Outline: Land for forestry

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