The Institution of the Year is an extensive workplace environment survey that aims to strengthen the work environment in public service. It assesses both what is working well and what challenges are present, which can be used for improvements and development.

The Chief Epidemiologist's dashboard has been updated with the latest data on respiratory infections, including influenza, RSV, and COVID-19.

Between 1990 and 2000, global forest cover declined by an average of 10.7 million hectares each year. Over the past decade, this annual loss has slowed to an average of 4.14 million hectares. This reduced rate of decline is due partly to decreasing deforestation in some countries and expanding forest cover in others.

The Ísland.is Application System is one of the most widely used services that Digital Iceland has developed in collaboration with the Icelandic national team in software development in recent years. In 2025, 576,0000 applications were sent through Ísland.is, which is a 51% jump from the previous year when the number of applications was 381,000.

A new national standard on sustainable forestry has been published by Standards Iceland (Staðlaráð Íslands). This is the first Icelandic standard to set out harmonised requirements and guidance for sustainable forestry in Iceland. According to an agreement with Standards Iceland, users are not required to purchase the standard – it can be downloaded free of charge from the council’s website.

Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate, has confirmed a new regulation on incentive and support projects in land reclamation and forestry. The aim of the regulation is to encourage and support projects and initiatives carried out by those working in land reclamation, forestry, and the protection and restoration of ecosystems, thereby contributing to positive impacts on the climate and biodiversity.

Despite the relatively short breeding history of approximately 37 years, the fast-growing larch hybrid 'Hrymur' has already yielded wood suitable for furniture making.

The World Health Organization (WHO) dedicates one week each year to immunization, from April 24–30. In Europe, both WHO Europe and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) are responsible for producing materials and disseminating information in connection with European Immunization Week.

In the third quarter of 2024 (July to September), the National Archives of Iceland received 50 archives for preservation. Of these, 14 were from public entities and 36 were from private parties.

HSU in Selfoss // Svanhildur Inga Ólafsdóttir, team leader of the mental health team