Conservation in Iceland

Conservation in Iceland
Dettifoss is a waterfall in the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum. It is in the conservation group 'Náttúruvætti'.[1]

Conservation first started in Iceland with Náttúruverndarlög from the year 1971 and it's the only way to securly protect zones for a long time.[2] The institution Umhverfisstofnun decides what places is to be conserved.

There are six main types of icelandic conservations.[2]

  • Fólkvangar
  • Friðlönd
  • Náttúruvætti
  • Tegundir og búsvæði (Habitat conservation)
  • Þjóðgarðar
  • Önnur svæði


See also

References

  1. ^ "Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss.". Umhverfisstofnun. http://eldri.ust.is/Natturuvernd/Fridlystsvaedi/Natturvaetti/nr/1585. 
  2. ^ a b "Fróðleikur um friðlýst svæði". Umhverfisstofnun. http://eldri.ust.is/Frodleikur/Fridlystsvaedi/. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 

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