An external evaluation of the GRÓ LRT programme, conducted as part of a broader assessment of the GRÓ Centre and its four Iceland-based training programmes from 2018 to 2023, highlighted the impressive results of the GRÓ programmes. The evaluation co...

The GRÓ Land Restoration Training Programme celebrated the graduation of 23 fellows from its six-month training on 27 August at the Keldnaholt campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland. This is the 17th graduating cohort of GRÓ LRT and the first time the programme has graduated fellows from Kenya, a new GRÓ LRT partner country. The cohort includes fellows from nine countries in Africa and Central Asia: Ghana, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Lesotho, Malawi, Mongolia, Nigeria, Uzbekistan, and Uganda.

As this year’s six-month training programme comes to a close, the GRÓ LRT fellows are busy with finalizing their individual projects. Today and yesterday, they have presented the results of their individual final projects in open seminars at the Keldnaholt campus of the Agricultural University of Iceland. Over the last several months, the fellows have worked on their projects under the expert guidance of specialists from various institutes and organizations in Iceland.

The GRÓ LRT fellows embarked on an insightful one-day excursion to the Þórsmörk Nature Reserve, where they explored the critical role of ecosystem restoration in enhancing resilience and mitigating disaster risks.