The Icelandic Forestry Association is a non-governmental organisation, founded in 1930 and is the most powerful movement for nature conservation in Iceland. It is in an alliance of 53 nation-wide societies with approximately 7000 members. Their main objectives are to promote tree-planting and forestry; to work for conservation of vegetation and soil and to cooperate closely with other organisations in their region, which are working for the same interests.

Land Reclamation Forest
The largest and most ambitious reforestation project was launched in 1990 on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of The Icelandic Forestry Association. The associations' members joined in co-operation with many other benefactors in planting trees. Since then over 8 million trees have been planted in over 90 areas around the island dedicated to land Reclamation Forests.

District societies and volunteers
Their main objectives are to promote tree planting, forestry and nature conservation. They co-operate closely with other organisations as well as with the local communities in working towards the same objective.

Administrative work in the societies is carried out by volunteers. Additionally much of the planting and other tasks are managed in the same way.