Conservation in Iceland
Conservation in Iceland is regulated under a programme known in Icelandic as Náttúruverndarlög (conservation of nature) initiated in 1971. It offers a basis for ensuring the long-term protection of places or areas.[2] The Umhverfisstofnun (environmental authority) decides which areas are to be addressed.
There are six main types of conservation in Iceland:[2]
- Fólkvangar (country parks)
- Friðlönd (nature reserves)
- Náttúruvætti (natural monuments)
- Tegundir og búsvæði (species and habitats)
- Þjóðgarðar (natural parks)
- Önnur svæði (other)
See also
- Conservation biology
- Dettifoss
- Heidmork
References
- ^ "Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss". Umhverfisstofnun. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01.
- ^ a b "Fróðleikur um friðlýst svæði". Umhverfisstofnun. Archived from the original on 31 March 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
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