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2025 GRÓ GTP fellows by the volcanic eruption in Sundhnúksgígaröð, summer 2025, in Reykjanes Peninsula.
6 July 2026

GRÓ Annual Report 2025 Published

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.
2 July 2026

GRÓ LRT Fellows Explore Restored Wetlands in South Iceland

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.
30 June 2026

GRÓ LRT Fellows Visit Hekluskógar Restoration Area

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.
18 June 2026

GRÓ LRT Fellows Explore Snæfellsnes peninsula

This Tuesday, the GRÓ LRT fellows travelled to Snæfellsnes for a full-day excursion focused on sustainable land planning, protected areas and regional cooperation.
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.
8 June 2026

Rangeland Health Assessment and Land Monitoring Methods.

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.