Short Bio

Salome Hallfredsdottir is Head of Division in the Department of Nature and Cultural Heritage at the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate. She leads and coordinates policy work on ecosystem restoration, nature conservation, sustainable land management and biodiversity, with particular emphasis on aligning biodiversity, land-use and climate objectives. She also contributes to Iceland’s international cooperation in these fields, including under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Previously, Salome worked at the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries on land-use, climate and biodiversity policy. She also has extensive experience in Iceland’s environmental NGO sector, particularly in nature conservation, environmental education, climate action and the restoration of degraded ecosystems.