UNU-LRT Fellows visit West and North of Iceland

Last week the UNU-LRT fellows were taken on a 4-day field trip to the West and North of Iceland. The purpose of the trip was to expose them to some of the restoration work done in the region and the challenges faced in respect to land degradation and implementation of restoration projects. The Icelandic weather played a significant role during the trip as it was raining heavily at times but that made the black wet deserts in the highlands of Iceland all the more evident.

The fellows were also introduced to historic and current Icelandic culture through the story-telling of the guides and visits to a museum, the historic site of Hólar in Skagafjördur and to the Town Hall of Skagafjördur, where the fellows met with the mayor.  

The photo shows the fellows with the rector of the Hólar University College in northern Iceland