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23 May 2026

WGC2026 Fellowships - update 23 May 2026

Updates on Fellowships for WGC2026, 8-12 June 2026, Canada
The new Governing Board of GRÓ and Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, the Minister for Foreign Affairs. Missing from the photo is Dr Antonio De Sousa Abreu.
9 June 2026

GRÓ Governing Board 2026-2032 assumes office

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.
5 June 2026

The 47th session of the GRÓ GTP

opened on Tuesday 26 May.
13 May 2026

MSc defence by Álvaro Josué Campos Ramos

on Friday 15th May at 13:10-13:22 at University of Iceland, Askja building, room 131.
13 May 2026

GRÓ LRT: Capacity Development Delivers Results

The impact of the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme was the focus of the last and final event in the series “From Knowledge to Development Impact” on May 7. At the event, that took place at the National Museum of Iceland, GRÓ LRT fellows and alumni shared their experiences and insights on how capacity strengthening can drive progress in global development. In total, 240 fellows have graduated since 2007 when the Programme was launched.
1 May 2026

From Knowledge to Development Impact: Ecosystem Restoration and Sustainable Land Management

Join us for the last event in a series highlighting Iceland’s contribution to global capacity development through the four GRÓ Training Programmes, a key component of Iceland’s international development cooperation.