Sheep in the Land of Fire and Ice

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Syllabus

PART 1. COURSE INTRODUCTION
PART 2. SHEEP GRAZING IN THE NORTH
2.1 Sheep grazing in the North
2.2 Sheep grazing in Iceland
2.3 Sheep grazing can lead to soil erosion
PART 3. HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE OF SHEEP GRAZING IN ICELAND
3.1 Iceland before sheep
3.2 Modelling the ecosystem
3.3 Then, sheep arrived
3.4 Efforts to mitigate environmental degradation
PART 4. THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE OF SHEEP GRAZING IN ICELAND
4.1 Sheep in Iceland today
4.2 Current efforts in ecological research
4.3 Sustainable sheep grazing?
PART 5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

Prerequisite

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Instructors

Isabel C Barrio
Associate Professor
Agricultural University of Iceland

David S Hik
Professor
Simon Fraser University

Ingibjörg Svala Jónsdóttir
Professor
The University of Iceland

Ólafur Arnalds
Professor
Agricultural University of Iceland

Egill Erlendsson
Professor
The University of Iceland

Þórunn Pétursdóttir
Senior scientist
Soil Conservation Service of Iceland

Jóhann Þórisson
Senior scientist
Soil Conservation Service of Iceland

Björn Helgi Barkarsson
Expert
Ministry for Environment and Natural Resources

Bryndís Marteinsdóttir
Senior Scientist
Soil Conservation Service of Iceland

Tara Mulloy
Student
Simon Fraser University and Agricultural University of Iceland

Unnsteinn Snorri Snorrason
Director
Sheep Farmers’ Association

Anja Mager
Student
Agricultural University of Iceland

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