National Park Council

National Park Council

Snæfellsjökull National Park falls under the Department of Nature Conservation at the Environmental Agency, and the agency falls under the Ministry of the Environment, Energy and Climate. The National Environment Agency manages the national park. The park manager is in charge of the day-to-day management and operation of the National Park. The National Park Council works with the Environment Agency, which is made up of representatives:

Environment Agency of Iceland, Inga Dóra Hrólfsdóttir
Snæfellsnes Tourism Association, Þórður Runólfsson
The Cultural Heritage Agency of Icealand, Magnús Aðalsteinn Sigurðsson
Nature Conservation Association, Anna Hallgrímsdóttir
Samút, Association of outdoor recreation partners, Sigurður Guðjónsson
Snæfellsbær, Kristins Jónasson (chairman)

The function of the National Park Council is to discuss the implementation plan and priorities for the national park, cooperation in the preparation of the management and protection plan, and strategic issues concerning the national park.

Meeting minutes

Meetings of the National Park Council