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

A successful land reclamation initiative is currently underway in the Rangárvellir region, encompassing approximately 1,500 hectares. The primary objective of this project, a collaborative effort between Landsvirkjun and Land and Forest Iceland, is to restore the vegetative cover, foster the growth of local flora, and facilitate the propagation of native birch trees. This endeavor aims to rehabilitate eroded and sparsely vegetated terrain, contributing to climate change mitigation through carbon sequestration in the soil and vegetation. Additionally, designated trails have been established within the site, enabling future recreational and outdoor activities in the area.

The annual meeting of SAk, which took place today, honored staff who leave their positions due to retirement. These were in total 10 people, many of whom have worked at the hospital for a number of years.

The Deaf's International Week is now 18-24 September.

Recently, a scientific paper was published in Læknablaðið on the effect of using iodine-enriched salt in bread.

At the Climate Day of the Environment Agency of Iceland, which took place recently, the development of emissions and binding in Iceland was reviewed. It was revealed that in 2022 Iceland’s total emissions increased by almost one percent from the previous year. Emissions due to land use increased by the same number, but it was also revealed that the binding of forest land has increased seventeenfold since 1990. Figures on emissions and sequestration in the land use category are based, among other things, on the extensive work of Land and Forest Iceland's experts.

On the 3rd of September, the General Court of the European Union (ECJ) ruled that the request for annulment of the adequacy decision on the transfer of personal data to the US was rejected.

The radiation protection institutes of Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Denmark have published a technical report on the main issues that need to be kept in mind when deciding when patients can be discharged after treatment with radioactive substances.

The Directorate of Fisheries has informed 567 coastal fishing operators that their vessels have exceeded the maximum catch which is permitted per fishing trip in coastal fishing in May.

At the meeting of the town council of Kópavogur on April 25th 2023, it was decided that the collections and projects of the Kópavogur Regional Archives would be transferred to the National Archives of Iceland and subsequently the Kópavogur Regional Archives was closed down.