2 May 2025
Mongolian Foreign Minister Visits GRÓ LRT
This morning, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia, Ms Battsetseg Batmunkh, visited the GRÓ LRT programme at the Keldnaholt Campus.
2 May 2025
Dr Richard Thomas Returns to GRÓ LRT with Insightful Course on Land Economics
This week, GRÓ LRT fellows had the opportunity to dive into the economics of land dynamics during a two-day course led by Dr Richard Thomas, Scientific Coordinator of the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative.
4 April 2025
Taalai Mambetov, GRÓ LRT Alumnus: Advancing Sustainable Land Use and Ecological Restoration
Taalai Mambetov, GRÓ LRT 2024 alumnus, works as a lecturer at the American University of Central Asia (AUCA) and Kyrgyz National University (KNU), where he teaches courses on environmental sustainability, climate science, botany and plant physiology. Alongside teaching, he conducts research on ecological restoration, sustainable land use and soil carbon assessment. One of his main challenges in his work is promoting sustainable management of natural ecosystems, particularly pasturelands and degraded soils, which are crucial for Kyrgyzstan's agricultural sector. Currently, Taalai is pursuing a PhD at the Institute of Biology, National Academy of Science of Kyrgyz Republic, focusing on grass species for land restoration.
28 March 2025
GRÓ LRT Welcomes New Cohort for Six-Month Training Programme
On 28 February, GRÓ LRT welcomed a new cohort of fellows to its six-month training programme at Keldnaholt Campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland.
7 February 2025
“I came back an expert, ready for land restoration” Andrew Evans Opiolo GRÓ LRT Alumnus
Andrew Evans Opiolo is a committed advocate for sustainable land management in Uganda and a GRÓ LRT 2021 alumnus. His current work focuses on improving food security and sustainable agricultural practices in Uganda. Andrew says that his participation in the GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme significantly enhanced his expertise, equipping him with the tools necessary to tackle pressing land management challenges.