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Soil Conservation Service of Iceland
- Landgræðsla ríkisins -

The Soil Conservation Service of Iceland (SCS) was founded in 1907. It is a governmental agency under the Ministry for the Environment. The main

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tasks of the SCS include combating desertification, sand encroachment and other soil erosion, promotion of sustainable land use and reclamation and restoration of degraded land. The work is on different levels, from policy making and research, to extension services and management of large- and small-scale reclamation projects.

Ecosystem degradation is by far the largest environmental problem in Iceland. Vast areas have been desertified after over-exploitation – the speed of erosion magnified by volcanic activity and harsh weather conditions. SCS is dedicated to the prevention of erosion and to reclamation of eroded land.

The SCS has five divisions: Land protection, Land information, Research and development, Public relations and Administration. The agencies headquarters are at Gunnarsholt in S-Iceland, and district offices are located at Hvanneyri in Borgarfjörður (W-Iceland), Hólar í Hjaltadal (N-Iceland), Húsavík (NE-Iceland), Egilsstaðir (E-Iceland), Kirkjubæjarklaustur (SE-Iceland), Árnes (S-Iceland) and in Reykjavík the capital of Iceland.

Address:
Landgræðsla ríkisins
Gunnarsholti
851 Hella

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Tel.: +354 488 3000

Fax: +354 488 3010 Office hours:
Monday-Friday 8:00-16:00

Director: Sveinn Runólfsson
Assistand director: Andrés Arnalds

Division managers:
Public relations
(Almannatengsl): Guðjón Magnússon
Land protection (Landverndarsvið): Guðmundur Stefánsson
Research and development (Þróunarsvið): Guðmundur Halldórsson
Administration (Rekstrarsvið): Guðmundur Guðmundsson
Foreman of the Seed Processing Unit
(Stöðvarstjóri fræverkunarstöðvar): Reynir Þorsteinsson