page_title: Conservation in Iceland
hierarchical_section_title: Conservation in Iceland
caption_attribution_description: English: Dettifoss, the largest waterfall in Europe in terms of volume discharge.Íslenska: Dettifoss, vatnsmesti foss í Evrópu
context_page_description: Conservation in Iceland is regulated under a programme known in Icelandic as Náttúruverndarlög initiated in 1971. It offers a basis for ensuring the long-term protection of places or areas.
  The Umhverfisstofnun decides which areas are to be addressed.
  There are six main types of conservation in Iceland:
  Fólkvangar
  Friðlönd
  Náttúruvætti
  Tegundir og búsvæði
  Þjóðgarðar
  Önnur svæði
context_section_description: 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)
caption: Dettifoss is a waterfall in the glacial river Jökulsá á Fjöllum. It is in the conservation group 'Náttúruvætti'.[1]
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