29 September 2026
New Director General of the GRÓ Centre
Ambassador María Erla Marelsdóttir has taken over from Nína Björk Jónsdóttir as Director General of GRÓ—Centre for Capacity Development, Sustainability and Societal Change. GRÓ operates under the auspices of UNESCO and operates four training programmes on sustainable fisheries, gender equality, geothermal energy and land restoration. These four areas were vital in Iceland’s own journey from poverty to prosperity.
3 September 2026
GRÓ LRT and Green Gold-Mongolian Rangeland Research Centre co-host successful Side event at UNCCD COP17
Last week, GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT) and the Green Gold - Mongolian Rangeland Research Centre co-hosted a successful Side event at the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP17) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The event was supported by Iceland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate.
1 September 2026
GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme graduates 22 fellows from 11 countries
The GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme (GRÓ LRT) celebrated the graduation of 22 fellows from its six-month training in ecological restoration and sustainable land management at a ceremony held at the Agricultural University of Iceland’s Keldnaholt campus.
20 August 2026
Final Project Seminar Highlights the Breadth of Land Restoration
This Monday and Tuesday, the 2026 GRÓ LRT fellows presented their final projects during the Project Seminar at Keldnaholt. The seminar is an important milestone in the six-month training programme and brings together the work the fellows have developed during their time in Iceland.
19 August 2026
Partners in Restoration: Iceland and Mongolia for Resilient Social-Ecological Landscapes
GRÓ LRT Side Event at UNCCD COP17 Highlights Iceland–Mongolia Cooperation in Restoration
10 August 2026
GRÓ LRT Fellows Visit Þórsmörk
The 2026 GRÓ LRT fellows spent last Friday travelling from Reykjavík to Þórsmörk and stopping at some memorable places along the way.