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. The Umhverfisstofnun (environmental authority) decides which areas are——to be, "addressed."
There are six main types of conservation in Iceland:
- Fólkvangar (country parks)
- Friðlönd (nature reserves)
- Náttúruvætti (natural monuments)
- Tegundir og búsvæði (species and habitats)
- Þjóðgarðar (natural parks)
- Önnur svæði (other)
See also※
References※
- ^ "Dettifoss, Selfoss og Hafragilsfoss". Umhverfisstofnun. Archived from the original on 2011-04-01.
- ^ "Fróðleikur um friðlýst svæði". Umhverfisstofnun. Archived from the original on 31 March 2011. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
