In the current year, the FKA Equality Balance Award was presented to an unprecedented number of organisations. A total of 130 entities, including Land and Forest, were honored with the recognition. In collaboration with the Forestry Association of Reykjavík, a symbolic gesture is performed for each recipient. A tree is planted in a dedicated grove, symbolising the commitment to the cause and fostering a sustainable environment.

Within the realm of research and development at Land and Forest Iceland, one of the primary endeavors is the Icelandic Forest Inventory project. Currently, they are undertaking a novel investigation centered on the ecosystem dynamics of mixed forests, with a particular emphasis on preserving biodiversity.

Four quality projects and three scientific research projects have just received grants totalling ISK 15,049,500 from the Bergþóra Magnúsdóttir and Jakob Júlíus Bjarnason Memorial fund.

The Quality and Supervisory Authority for Social Services and Child Protection has completed an audit of the residence facilities and rest facilities of the town of Rocky.

Good and successful cooperation has been a feature of the Icelandic-Swedish health care relationship for many years.

In the past few weeks, the number of diagnoses of COVID-19 has increased considerably.

Friday, March 15, is World Sleep Day, which has been celebrated since 2008. This year's theme is "Sleep Equity for Global Health."

In 2023, Europe witnessed a resurgence of measles after several years, as reported by WHO until November 2023. Severe epidemics in 2018–2019 had a profound impact, with introductions of infections to Iceland in 2019.

The real estate company Þórkatla starts buying residential properties in Grindavík in April.

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs is looking for a strong and ambitious editor to lead the strategy of the presentation of content on Ísland.is, develop the content and accessibility policy of Ísland.is and thus support the transformation of digital public services.