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.
20 May 2026
GRÓ LRT Fellows Visit Land and Forest Iceland in Gunnarsholt, South of Iceland
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.
13 May 2026
Visit from Samarkand State University to GRÓ LRT and AUI
GRÓ LRT and the Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI) welcomed Dr Shuhrat Valiyev, a GRÓ LRT alumnus from Samarkand State University in Uzbekistan for visit to Iceland from 4–8 May. The visit was funded by Erasmus+ and focused on knowledge exchange, professional development, and strengthening institutional collaboration between Samarkand State University and AUI.
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.
11 May 2026
Restoration Ecology Collaboration between Malawi and Iceland Continues to GRÓ (grow)
Last week, GRÓ LRT welcomed two staff members from LUANAR, the Lilongwe University of Agriculture and Natural Resources in Malawi, through a visit funded by the Erasmus+ programme. The visit formed part of an ongoing collaboration focused on Restoration Ecology, Sustainable land management, curriculum development, and capacity building.