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Iceland Touring Association In Favour Of Closing Hiking Trails
The Iceland Touring Association (FÍ) says it would support the spring closure of the country’s hiking trails in order to give the thawing ground and vegetation a chance to recover, RÚV reports. FÍ also said serious crowd restrictions for popular summer destinations…
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20 Million ISK For Nature Protection
A 20 million ISK grant has been awarded to Fjarðabyggð for nature conservation and heritage preservation in the Gerpi area and Hólmanes, reports Visir. [su_pullquote]We are having a summer sale on all our Icelandic soaps, scrubs, face masks, perfumes and more! These…
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Iceland Cannot Be Known For Eradicating The Seal Population, Says Landvernd
The boards of both Landvernd and the Icelandic Natural History Society have sent a stern letter to both the Minister of Environment and National Resources, Guðmundur Ingi Guðbjartsson, and Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Kristján Þór Júlíusson expressing their concern about the…
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Environmental Minister Wants To Protect The Puffins
In response to recent data showing troublingly low numbers of Iceland’s iconic seabird, Minister for the Environment Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson is looking into ways to protect the puffin and related species from hunting, Vísir reports. “I asked for more data on the…
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Blazing Trails: Meet The Volunteers Caring For Þórsmörk
Other than the Volcano Huts and a couple of small farms, one of the only regularly inhabited spots in the wild expanse of Þórsmörk is Húsadalur, on the edge of the Krossá valley. There’s not much there: a campsite, a shower block…
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Icelandic Non-Profit Seeks To Protect Orcas
A new conservation non-profit hopes to improve the quality of life for orcas around Snæfellsnes peninsula. The non-profit in question, Orca Guardians Iceland, sent a press release yesterday announcing the formation of the organisation. Situated on Snæfellsnes peninsula in west Iceland, the…
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MP Wants Government To Save Lake Mývatn
The Chairperson of the Environment and Communications Committee has described the situation at Lake Mývatn as “serious”, and in need of action. Lake Mývatn has been in dire environmental straits for at least the past four years now, with some unique forms…
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CONFLICT, STRIFE, TURMOIL, MAJESTIC WATERFALLS & CUTE PUFFINS: An Editorial
Lately, we at Grapevine often find ourselves in a somewhat difficult position when it comes to reporting on life in Iceland. On one hand, we are clearly and proudly a tourist publication, one that has the stated aim of serving visitors to…
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Can We Place A Price Tag On The Central Highlands?
The Icelandic Environment Association and the Iceland Nature Conservation Association (INCA) recently held a conference to bring together a diverse group of people to discuss the value of Iceland’s Highlands. Arguably the most interesting thing to come out of the conference was…
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In The Land Of The Wild Boys
After the election, we see the old parties of economic mass destruction are coming back to power. Giving enormous promises of easy money to be wrestled from evil vulture funds, debt relief and tax reduction, The Progressive Party doubled in size after…