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This photo illustrates the even distribution of the meat meal. Screenshot from the video of Ævar Leví Pierreson

Land Reclamation by Farmers seeking new participants

Icelandic forestry farm. Photo credit: Pétur Halldórsson

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Summer jobs 2025

Land and forests are advertising summer jobs

Nine batches of selected quality spruce wood ready for dispatch

Locally sourced timber for the River Baths

Effective measures to prevent sandstorms affecting the town of Þorlákshöfn. Photo credit: Sveinn Runólfsson

Iceland's contributions to international desertification control efforts.

Gamalt íslenskt birki og sjálfsáningar í bakgrunni

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

Heading towards the highland pastures with hay bales. Screenshot from a video by Áskell Þórisson

Thirty years of land reclamation efforts

Winter at an afforestation site. Photo credit: Pétur Halldórsson

Foresters' wishes for an e-service portal

Land Reform Fund site before and after operations. Photo: Landbótasjóður

Land Reform Fund calls for grant applications

A group of tree planters who worked on the Álfabrekka project. Photo credit: Skógarálfar

Icelandic Climate Initiative Meets High Global Demands

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Land and Forest handles matters of land reclamation and forestry on a national level.

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