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Help Pick The Name Of A National Park In The Westfjords
The Environment Agency of Iceland is holding a vote for the name of a new national park in the Westfjords. You have the ability to cast your vote now for the name of this freshly protected area. A new national park The…
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Controversy Surrounding Proposed Highlands National Park
The Highlands of Iceland is one of the largest undeveloped areas in all of Europe, covering some 40,000 square kilometres of Arctic desert, glaciers and mountains. Accessible only during a brief window of summer due to its elevation and other factors, it…
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Landvernd Conference Discusses Turning The Highlands Into A National Park
Today at 15:00, the Icelandic Environment Association (Landvernd) will be holding a conference on their Facebook page. The conference is entitled “The Highlands – Iceland’s Most Valuable Resource”. Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir will give an address. Following this, Grímur Sæmundsen, Jón Kalman…
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New National Park To Open In Westfjords
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources wants to establish a new national park in the Westfjords, RÚV reported this morning. The plan is to open the park on June 17th next year. This would be the first national park on…
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Nature Works: New Research Shows The Economic Value Of National Parks
The economic value of national parks in Iceland may be easy to overlook. Advocates of national parks tend to guide public debate toward the idea of saving Icelandic nature, but articulating why this is important to policy makers is no small feat,…
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Talks Of Building Luxury Hotel At Lake Thingvallavatn Begin Again
Discussions about building a new luxury hotel in the area of Skálabrekka, adjacent to the Þingvellir National Park, have begun again recently, Rúv reports. It’s not the first time that construction plans for the area are brought forward by private companies. The…
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More Tourists Getting Lost In Þingvellir Than Ever Before
According to employees of Þingvellir National Park, more tourists than ever before are getting lost and not turning up to their tour buses, reports Vísir. Rescue Teams have been called out twice recently after tourists lost their way and took the off-the-beaten-path…
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Illegal To Scatter Ashes At Þingvellir
If you were thinking of having your ashes scattered at Þingvellir National Park, think again. Vísir reports that the Þingvellir Committee has received a number of requests from people who want their or their loved one’s ashes scattered across Þingvellir, or Þingvallavatn Lake.…