Conservation in Iceland

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

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)

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.

[The_waterfalls_Dettifoss,_Selfoss_og_Hafragilsfoss.-1] "Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss". Umhverfisstofnun. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01.

[Friðlýst_svæði-2] "Fróðleikur um friðlýst svæði". Umhverfisstofnun. Archived from the original on 31 March 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.

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