The GRÓ LRT Programme is academically governed by an Academic Committee, chaired be the Programme Director.
The Academic Committee includes members from leading research institutes and universities in the area of land restoration and sustainable land management. Currently, experts in the Committee are from the Agricultural University of Iceland (AUI), the Soil Conservation Service of Iceland (SCSI), and the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. The Academic Committee is responsible for curriculum development together with the staff of the GRÓ LRT.