the rate of afforestation decreased considerably after the financial crisis but was still significantly higher than before the s most reforestation has taken place through state support for afforestation on farms and other privately owned land government of iceland unfccc current icelandic regulations aim for afforestation on at least of land below metres above sea level in various regional projects government of iceland unfccc the soil conservation service of iceland was founded for this purpose and a land restoration training programme under the auspices of the united nations university was launched in