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When will the reforestation of Iceland be finished?

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Only about 1.2% of the area of Iceland is currently forested. That's only a fraction of the land area that was probably forested before the settlement of Iceland in the 9th century. These forests were mostly cleared in the ensuing centuries, either for harvesting the wood or because of grazing sheep. read more

Ecologically isolated Iceland did not have tree species that would form impressive forests of tall and straight trees. There is really no way to say when the reforestation of Iceland will be finished because there is not really any kind of an established end goal where it can be said that we have reached the correct amount of forest in Iceland. read more

All of the separate projects to grow more trees in Iceland have now been united under a single government reforestation agenda. read more

The Agricultural University of Iceland, with its main campus at Hvanneyri in West Iceland, started a forestry degree programme in 2004. This marked the first time that university level education in forestry was offered in Iceland and was a milestone for Icelandic forestry. read more

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