As some of Iceland’s most famous destinations deal with increasing visitor numbers, travellers are seeking quieter, ...

Human activities are having a profound impact on the Iceland landscape. It is now transformed from a forested island covered with rich soils to mostly desert. Iceland's leading soil scientists are ...

Picture this: towering cascades of pure, glistening water, surrounded by dramatic cliffs and stark landscapes. Iceland is a ...

But reforesting, even in a small country like Iceland, is a huge amount of work. In recent years, Iceland has added as many as 3 million new trees annually, restoring about 123,000 acres of forests.

Human activities are having a profound impact on the Iceland landscape. It is now transformed from a forested island covered with rich soils to mostly desert. Iceland's leading soil scientists are ...

New forests never grew because, in winter, shepherds would turn out their hungry flocks, which gnawed groves of saplings, preventing the regrowth of natural forests.

Laugarás Lagoon Set to open in September 2025, Laugarás Lagoon is the latest addition to The Golden Circle, Iceland’s famous tourism route.

Though parts of the world continue to chop down forests for further land development, trees regularly blaze as global warming progresses, Spolaor says. And even if the past events in Iceland aren't an ...