The University of Iceland and its Sustainability Institute will host an event focusing on UN Sustainable Goal 15, Life on Land, on February 5th, from 12:00 to 13:30. The event will address nature conservation, ecosystem protection and restoration, and biodiversity loss.

This event is part of a collaborative series with the Prime Minister’s Office, focusing on critical global challenges. The February 5th session will specifically examine Iceland's nature conservation challenges. The meeting will commence at 12:00 PM in the University of Iceland auditorium and conclude at 2:30 PM, with refreshments served afterward. Admission is complimentary.

Agenda

• Opening remarks by Jón Atli Benediktsson, rector of the University of Iceland.

• Tómas Grétar Gunnarsson, director of the University of Iceland Research Center in South Iceland, will present the paper "The challenges of nature conservation in Iceland and the world".

• Panel: Bryndís Marteinsdóttir, Department Director of sustainable land use at Land and Forest Iceland, Skúli Skúlason, Professor at Hólar University, specialist at the Icelandic Museum of Natural History and Chairman of the Board of Directors of BIODICE, Stefán Gíslason, environmental consultant, founder and owner of UMÍS ehf. Environice. Þorgerður María Þorbjarnardóttir, Chairman of Landvernd, Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Climate, and Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir, Director of the Institute of Sustainability, University of Iceland.

The meeting will be chaired by Hafdís Hanna Ægisdóttir, director of the Institute of Sustainability at UI.

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More about the series of events

The 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, addressing the world's most pressing challenges, have garnered unanimous support from all member states. Leveraging expert knowledge and rigorous research is crucial to effectively address these challenges and empower communities to overcome them. Each event cycle will focus on a single goal, convening leading scholars from all disciplines at the University of Iceland to explore its multifaceted dimensions. The University of Iceland is dedicated to maximizing the societal impact of its research and knowledge creation. The UN SDGs are holistically integrated, balancing economic, social, and environmental sustainability, and encompassing five core themes: humanity, the planet, prosperity, peace, and partnership.

For more information on previous events in the series, see: https://www.hi.is/haskolinn/haskolinn_og_heimsmarkmidin (Icelandic only).

Podcast

A new podcast, HÍ and the Global Goals, has been released alongside the series of events. You can listen here: https://soundcloud.com/sjalfbaernistofnun-hi (in Icelandic).