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Dr. Kesara Jónsson and Dr. Þorsteinn Tómasson holdin their honorary awards. Photo credits: Pétur Halldórsson

Honored for contributions to birch genetics

Moss in peatland

Moss in peatland. Photo credits. Pétur Halldórsson

Thousand million for the wetlands

A brown ewe with lamb in Öxnadalur valley. Photo credits: Pétur Halldórsson

Dialogue on knowledge and action key to sustainable rangeland use

Roadwork in Þjórsárdalur National Forest in September 2025. Photo credits: Jóhannes H. Sigurðsson

Engine Department in Gunnarsholt repairs roads in Þjórsárdalsskógur

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Recognition of Gender Equality Programme

The ambassador and the Director of Land and Forest Iceland enjoy a guided tour at Mógilsá. Photo credits: Bjarki Þór Kjartansson

Ambassador extends gratitude for nineteen years of chairmanship

The Svarthamrar Lake by Álftafjörður. Photo credits: Pétur Halldórsson

Improved climate accounting for land use

Happy after a good day's work: Valgerður Erlingsdóttir

Excellent seedlings for the autumn planting

Dr. Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir doing research in Surtsey in 2025. Photo credits: Brynja Hrafnkelsdóttir

Land and forest Iceland taking part in Surtsey research

RAZOR Science Show on reforestation in Iceland. Screenshot from the CGTN episode

How to grow forests in a treeless land

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Land and Forest handles matters of sustainable land use on a national level.

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