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WGC2026 Fellowships - update 23 May 2026

Sat, 23 May 2026 10:30:00 +0000

Updates on Fellowships for WGC2026, 8-12 June 2026, Canada

GRÓ Annual Report 2025 Published

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:54:00 +0000

The year 2025 was an active and productive one for GRÓ—Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change, and the four training programmes in sustainable fisheries, gender equality, geothermal energy and land restoration.

Ársskýrsla GRÓ—Þekkingarmiðstöðvar þróunarsamvinnu fyrir árið 2025 komin út

Mon, 06 Jul 2026 09:40:00 +0000

Heildarumfang starfsemi GRÓ—Þekkingarmiðstöðvar þróunarsamvinnu á árinu 2025 er sett fram í ársskýrslu GRÓ 2025 sem nú hefur verið gefin út. Alls útskrifaðist 91 sérfræðingur úr fimm til sex mánaða námi á vegum GRÓ á árinu og höfðu í lok árs samtals 1.858 sérfræðingar útskrifast úr skólunum fjórum sem starfræktir eru á vegum GRÓ, það er Jafnréttisskólanum, Jarðhitaskólanum, Landgræðsluskólanum og Sjávarútvegsskólanum.

GRÓ LRT Fellows Explore Restored Wetlands in South Iceland

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 12:05:00 +0000

This week, the 2026 GRÓ LRT fellows took part in a day trip to South Iceland to explore restored wetlands with Professor Hlynur Óskarsson. The aim of the excursion was to learn about wetland ecosystems and compare restoration efforts at different stages.

AYE Summer Camp 2026

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:49:00 +0000

GRÓ GEST Alumnus Leads Summer Camp in Karachi

GRÓ LRT Fellows Visit Hekluskógar Restoration Area

Tue, 30 Jun 2026 15:21:00 +0000

GRÓ LRT fellows recently visited the Nature Conservation Agency in Hvolsvöllur, where they were welcomed by the Director of the Agency before continuing into the Hekluskógar restoration area.

GRÓ GEST Signs Memorandum of Cooperation at Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026

Fri, 26 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000

On 26 June 2026, GRÓ GEST signed a Memorandum of Cooperation with the High School of Public Governance of Ukraine during the Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC 2026) in Gdańsk, Poland. The Memorandum was signed by Dr Irma Erlingsdóttir, Director of GR...

GRÓ LRT Fellows Explore Snæfellsnes peninsula

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:47:00 +0000

This Tuesday, the GRÓ LRT fellows travelled to Snæfellsnes for a full-day excursion focused on sustainable land planning, protected areas and regional cooperation.

Two former GRÓ FTP fellows in key leadership roles in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector

Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:26:00 +0000

We are proud to highlight two GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme (GRÓ FTP) alumni who now hold influential positions in Sri Lanka’s fisheries sector, reflecting the long-standing partnership between GRÓ FTP and Sri Lankan institutions.

GRÓ Governing Board 2026-2032 assumes office

Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:39:00 +0000

A new GRÓ Governing Board has been appointed for the term 2026-2032. At a reception held last week to mark the changes in the governing board, the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Ms Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, thanked the outgoing board for its work and welcomed the new board to the task.

Rangeland Health Assessment and Land Monitoring Methods.

Mon, 08 Jun 2026 06:31:00 +0000

Last week, the GRÓ LRT group spent time in the field in Vindáshlíð and around Keldnaholt, gaining hands-on experience with rangeland health assessment and land monitoring methods.

The 47th session of the GRÓ GTP

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 10:08:00 +0000

opened on Tuesday 26 May.

March 8 Fund supports intersex people in Kenya

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 06:40:00 +0000

Linus Odhiambo leads the project Be.SEEN — Visible, Safe, Counted

Útskrifaðir nemendur GRÓ orðnir fleiri en 1.900

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:44:00 +0000

Fjöldi útskrifaðra nemenda GRÓ—Þekkingarmiðstöðvar þróunarsamvinnu er kominn yfir 1900 eftir tvær útskriftir sem fram fóru í síðustu viku. Sjávarútvegsskólinn útskrifaði 23 sérfræðinga 20. maí og Jafnréttisskólinn 24 daginn eftir.

Call for Applications

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:00:00 +0000

Blended Learning in Malawi 2026 | Ending Violence Through Human Rights Advocacy

Four Countries, One Initiative

Mon, 25 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000

GEST Alumni Lead Blended Learning in 2026

GRÓ GEST Graduation 2026

Thu, 21 May 2026 17:00:00 +0000

GRÓ GEST celebrates its 2026 fellows

Congratulations 2025-26 fellows

Wed, 20 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Today, 23 fellows graduated from the GRÓ Fisheries Training Programme, after completing a six-month training course, offered by the Icelandic government, as part of the country’s international development cooperation efforts.

GRÓ LRT Fellows Visit Land and Forest Iceland in Gunnarsholt, South of Iceland

Wed, 20 May 2026 14:01:00 +0000

As part of the ongoing training programme, the GRÓ Land Restoration Training (LRT) fellows visited the former headquarters of the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland, which is now known as Land and Forest Iceland (LFI). On this two-day trip to the South of Iceland, the focus was on gaining an overall lens on LFI's work and operations. The visit combined lectures, site visits, and field-based learning, offering fellows valuable insights into Iceland’s land restoration efforts.

Unissued Diplomas Exhibitions in Communities Beyond the Capital

Tue, 19 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000

Following its exhibition at the University of Iceland earlier this year, the global memorial exhibition Unissued Diplomas: Never Graduated, Eternally Honoured is now being brought to communities beyond the capital region through partnerships in Höfn ...