Applications for seal hunting licence for own consumption for the year 2025 are now open.

Land and Forest Iceland seeks experienced professionals to contribute to the sustainable management and conservation of Iceland's green resources. Our focus lies on land reclamation, afforestation, and forest preservation, aiming to drive economic, environmental, and social benefits through responsible land use practices. Currently, we are recruiting a highly qualified individual to lead our forest audit team and oversee climate accounting for forest lands.

Annually, the Nordic archivists meet with senior managers to discuss specific issues. This year, the focus was on security in a broad sense.

The Directorate of Labour's Payment Office has moved to a new office building on the 2nd floor at Túnbraut 1-3 in Skagaströnd.

The agreement will allow the Westman Islands to serve up to 30 applicants on behalf of the Directorate of Labour.

In recent days, media coverage has shown that the Directorate of Labour has oversaw rental apartments in Reykjanesbær in order to use them as a residence for applicants for international protection.

HSU in Selfoss // Halla Arnfríður Grétarsdóttir, department manager at Emergency Room

The Tartu Declaration SERE2024, issued at the 14th European Conference on Ecological Restoration, emphasises the urgent need to effectively implement the EU Nature Restoration Law, which came into force on August 18, 2024. It highlighted the critical role of nature restoration in addressing the climate and biodiversity crises, recognising NRL as a cornerstone for ensuring the well-being of future generations of Europeans.

On July 5th, amendments to the Law No. 77/2014 on Public Archives, which were approved June 22nd by the Icelandic parliament, Althingi, took effect.

A total of 23 children associated with Mánagarður preschool in Reykjavík have now tested positive for E. coli (STEC) via PCR testing. Samples at the Department of Microbiology and Virology at Landspítali University Hospital are also sent for bacterial culture for confirmation, which take longer to process.