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The ForestWell Education Project yielded seven training modules

Minister Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson addressing the seminar on carbon markets. Photo credits: Pétur Halldórsson

Carbon Markets – A Key Tool for Achieving Climate Goals

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Consultation open on new support framework for land restoration and forestry

Dr. Dennis Riege gathering field data in Skarfanes

New study shows potential for carbon sequestration on degraded land

Wev viewer for the classification of arable land

New viewer on the classification of farmland

Nutrients wasted while others are being imported

Annually, significant quantities of fertilisers are discarded, concurrently with the import of pre-manufactured fertilisers into the domestic market. Image: Magnús Jóhannsson

Organic fertiliser on the rise at Land and Forest Iceland

Portraits of representatives from Land and Forest Iceland at the 2025 Biology Conference. Photo credits: Fífa Jónsdóttir

Land and Forest Iceland at the Icelandic Biology Conference 2025

This image effectively demonstrates the contrast between the thriving vegetation within the enclosed area and the surrounding landscape, where erosion continues to be a significant factor. Photo credit: Garðar Þorfinnsson.

Image demonstrating the contrast between the enclosed area and the landscape beyond where no land reclamation measures have been applied. Photo credit: Garðar Þorfinnsson.

Birch spreading in Sandvatnshlíð

Reinforcements of a riverbank prior to and after operations. Photo credits: Sigurjón Einarsson

Grants for water erosion mitigation

Award recipients of the Equality Barometer 2025. Photo credits: FKA

Equality is a Choice at Land and Forest Iceland

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