Applications are now accepted for regional quota for the fishing year 2023/2024.

The International Day of Premature Babies has been held on November 17 every year since 2011 with the aim of making the experiences of premature babies and their families more visible.

The managing director of Natural Disaster Insurance will be present and available for appointments at the service centre in Herðubreið, Seyðisfjörður, on 26 and 27 January.

The study of GEV on serious unexpected incidents that occurred in and around the apartment complex for disabled people in Reykjavík has been completed.

A total of 498 claims have been reported after the natural disaster in Grindavik. Assessments have been completed in 370 cases, damage assessors are still processing 124 cases and 4 new cases await inspection. Of the 498 cases, 432 are residential property claims, 58 are asset claims and 8 claims are in regard to utility systems.

It has been decided to use the results of the research on housing assistance for disabled people to strengthen the internal supervision of the municipalities.

A group of forestry students from the Swedish Agricultural University of Umeå, currently in their second year of studies, have recently embarked on a visit to Iceland. Their primary objective is to gain insights into Icelandic forests and forestry practices. The curriculum of their studies encompasses a comprehensive range of forestry-related subjects, including processing and forest care. Upon successful completion of their studies, these students will be conferred with the traditional degree of Jägermästare, which is equivalent to the forester's degree in Iceland.

Eleven staff members from Land and Forest Iceland were among the thirty participants at a course on forest roads that ended in Hvanneyri in Borgarfjörður on Sunday, April 7.

We had an extremely pleasant visit yesterday on January 12th, 2023, when the President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson came to watch the HM Handball game with the residents of the nursing home Móberg.

Today the Centre for Education and School Services is in operation, which will play a key role in promoting the education system and implementing the government’s education policy.