Hekla Mýrdalsjökull Eyjafjallajökull Langjökull Hofsjökull Reykjavík R e y k j anes Snæfellsnes - Borgarfjörður This excursion covers a range of topics, including wetland and heathland degradation and restoration, invasive species, and the restoration of a near-extinct bird species Reykjanes peninsula This excursion focuses on land use, land degradation and restoration in an area of great landscape variabiliy. Stops include restoration project at the Hellisheidi Geothermal plant Reykjavik city walk This trip focuses on both restoration of urban wetlands in downtown and both historical and contemporary urban development. The trip includes a bus tour to the restored Vatnsmýri wetland site, and a walk through the older parts of the city, some of which have undergone considerable changes in recent years Langjökull glacier and the southern interior desert Southern highland deserts, large scale restoration, land degradation, glaciers, natural history, wetlands, agriculture and invasive species S n æ f e l l snes Reykjadalur - Sustainable footpath´s as a means of land and vegetation protection Three hours hike in Reykjadalur geothermal area. The focus will be on nature first policy for tourism infrastructure, the role of sustainable footpaths and contemplated design of viewpoint´s in land and vegetation protection Reykjadalur Borgarfjörður Hekla forests This excursion focuses on Hekluskógar (Heklaforests); a large scale restoration project initiated in 2007. The project aims to restore at least 600 sq. km of native birch woodlands on degraded land in the vicinity of an active volcano ¹ 0 50 km Arna Björk Þorsteinsdóttir, jan. 2018 Grunngögn/Source Landmælingar Íslands/National Land Survey of Iceland

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Page 1: S n æ f e l l snes · bus tour to the restored Vatnsmýri wetland site, and a walk through the older parts of the city, some of which have undergone considerable changes in recent

Hekla

MýrdalsjökullEyjafjallajökull

Langjökull

Hofsjökull

Reykjavík

R e y k j anes

Snæfellsnes - BorgarfjörðurThis excursion covers a range oftopics, including wetland andheathland degradation andrestoration, invasive species, andthe restoration of a near-extinctbird species

Reykjanes peninsulaThis excursion focuses on landuse, land degradation andrestoration in an area of greatlandscape variabiliy. Stopsinclude restoration project atthe Hellisheidi Geothermal plant

Reykjavik city walkThis trip focuses on bothrestoration of urban wetlands indowntown and both historicaland contemporary urbandevelopment. The trip includes abus tour to the restoredVatnsmýri wetland site, and awalk through the older parts ofthe city, some of which haveundergone considerable changesin recent years

Langjökull glacier and thesouthern interior desertSouthern highland deserts,large scale restoration, landdegradation, glaciers, naturalhistory, wetlands, agricultureand invasive species

S n æ f e l l snes

Reykjadalur - Sustainable footpath´s as a meansof land and vegetation protectionThree hours hike in Reykjadalur geothermalarea. The focus will be on nature first policy fortourism infrastructure, the role of sustainablefootpaths and contemplated design ofviewpoint´s in land and vegetation protection

Reykjadalur

Borgarfjörður

Hekla forestsThis excursion focuses onHekluskógar (Heklaforests); alarge scale restoration projectinitiated in 2007. The project aimsto restore at least 600 sq. km ofnative birch woodlands ondegraded land in the vicinity of anactive volcano

¹0 50km

Arna Björk Þorsteinsdóttir, jan. 2018Grunngögn/Source Landmælingar Íslands/National Land Survey of Iceland