Ástand lands og landlestur - Land condition and land literacy
Mjög hefur gengið á auð landsins eftir aldalanga ofnýtingu. Jarðvegsrof hefur eytt landi (næsta undirsíða), en auk þess eru gróðurlendi víða í slæmu ástandi. Um 40% landsins telst gróinn, en stærsti hluti gróins lands er rýrt mólendi (Nytjaland). Votlendi hefur einnig víðast verið raskað. Við Ása L. Aradóttir höfum unnið litla bók, - Að lesa og lækna landið - sem ætlað er að auðvelda landlestur og landlækningar (vistheimt). Bókin er gefin út af Landvernd og Landgræðslu ríkisins.
There has been severe degradation of Icelandic ecosystems since the settlement of Iceland about 870 AD. Living conditions were harsh and existence was marginal. Soil erosion is discussed under a special sub-page, but the condition of the land is discussed under the 12th chapter of "The Soils of Iceland", which has a reference list that may be of use. Asa L. Aradottir and OA have published a book in Icelandic titled "How to read and heal the land".
There has been severe degradation of Icelandic ecosystems since the settlement of Iceland about 870 AD. Living conditions were harsh and existence was marginal. Soil erosion is discussed under a special sub-page, but the condition of the land is discussed under the 12th chapter of "The Soils of Iceland", which has a reference list that may be of use. Asa L. Aradottir and OA have published a book in Icelandic titled "How to read and heal the land".