ICELAND · DESIGNATIONS · PROTECTED AREAS
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What this layer shows
Areas protected under the Nature Conservation Act No. 60/2013: nature reserves, natural monuments, country parks, national parks and other protected areas. Each comes with a protection order stating what is allowed. Works inside them, or that could harm what they protect, need a permit.
Publisher and licence
Náttúruverndarstofnun; Umhverfis- og orkustofnun (UOS), frjáls notkun, getið heimilda
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Náttúruverndarstofnun; Umhverfis- og orkustofnun (UOS), frjáls notkun, getið heimilda
Where the data comes from
WFS · gis.ust.is
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Facts shown for each feature
Category · IUCN category · Designated
In these presets
Protected areas and Ramsar sites
Nature reserves, natural monuments, country parks and national parks, Vatnajökull National Park and the Ramsar sites. The free starting view. Always check the protection order.
Nature register and special protection
The nature conservation register and the proposed part B sites, important bird areas, and what Article 61 of the Nature Conservation Act protects specially: wetlands, post-glacial lava, craters, waterfalls, geothermal areas, mudflats, salt marshes, lakes and cave areas.
Development and planning
What matters before building: drinking-water protection zones, avalanche hazard, contaminated soil, noise maps, post-glacial lava, recorded archaeological sites and planted forest.