Þorgerður María Þorbjarnardóttir
I am a 29 year old nature conservation activist, geologist and graduate from the conservation leadership programme at Cambridge University. I am currently the chair of the Icelandic environment association, Landvernd. On this website you can follow my work and look at what I have done in the past.
ABOUT
I am born and raised in a town in east Iceland called Egilsstaðir. From a young age I have been exploring and learning about nature. In my academic work I have acquired knowledge about the natural world and then combined it with my interest in communication and governance to advocate for nature. In primary school I experienced the construction of the biggest hydro power plant in Europe close to my hometown in Kárahnjúkar. Now I work and travel through the eastern highlands of Iceland during summers and pass the damn and reservoir frequently. I hope I will never again have to see such destruction. My aim is to do as much as I can to protect biological and geological diversity.
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