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Update #23: Join our team at Trees for Lurë! / February 12, 2025

Are you passionate about environmental sustainability, research, and reforestation? Trees for Lurë is looking for motivated individuals to join our team as interns and consultants, contributing to impactful community-led reforestation projects.

We are looking for young professionals who

  • Have completed university studies in forestry, environmental sciences, sustainable development, or related fields.
  • Are interested in research, sustainability, and ecological restoration.
  • Have a good understanding of environmental and biodiversity policies.
  • Are willing and able to work on-field in diverse natural environments.
  • Are innovative, self-motivated, and capable of working both in teams and autonomously.
  • Can drive (or are willing to learn to drive) to various locations (including off-road) independently.
  • Have a spoken and written English skills.

Why join us?

Work on hands-on reforestation projects and contribute to biodiversity conservation. Gain valuable field experience and develop skills in forest nursery management, reforestation techniques, and community engagement.

Be part of a passionate and growing team working towards a greener Albania. If you want to make a real environmental impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Send a short motivation letter and your CV to hello@treesforlure.org by the 28th February 2025.

Let’s grow forests and opportunities together! 🌱

On behalf of the whole team,
Pavel

Archive

Update #23: Join our team at Trees for Lurë! / February 12, 2025

We are looking for young professionals to join our team at Trees for Lurë!

Update #22: Overview of the 2024 / January 1, 2025

11,470 trees, education activities, NGO and institutional cooperations, new greenhouse and so much more in 2024!

Update #21: 2024 Monitoring report / October 4, 2024

Year 2024 was incredibly hot and dry, which had negative impact on the survival rate, we have 56.4% for the 2023 area, we are making changes for the 2024 season!

Update #20: Researcher from UK & week of meetings / July 7, 2024

Week of meetings with institutions and NGOs with researcher Stephen Haywood from the UK

Update #19: Overview of the 2023 / January 28, 2024

Overview and Brochure of our work in 2023, what a busy year it was!

Update #18: 10,081 planted in Autumn 2023 / December 15, 2023

We planted another 10,081 trees in 2023 bringing total number up to 22,793!

Update #17: Organising school events in 2023 / December 7, 2023

Organising school events in 2023

Update #16: Dorjan Bulku leaving Trees for Lurë / July 10, 2023

Dorjan Bulku decided to leave the project and focus on new exciting opportunities.

Update #15: Preparing seeds of Pinus nigra, Pinus peuce and Abies alba for planting / April 11, 2023

Seeds to grow 11 000 seedlings in our nursery are being prepared.

Update #14: Planting 10 000 trees!!! / October 17, 2022

10 000 trees! That’s pushing our effort to the next level!

Update #13: 78% survival rate in the 1st year / September 13, 2022

78% survival rate, issues we enountered and lessons learned.

Update #12: Partnerships, Tree Nursery & Spring planting / May 25, 2022

Partnerships, Tree Nursery & Spring planting

Update #11: Finance 2019–2021 / January 27, 2022

How did we use donations in years 2019–2021?

Update #10 / October 25, 2021

Choosing the right planting material and supplier.

Update #9 / October 1, 2021

We dug 2550 holes! AdZM project changes, local community support and new ways to donate.

Update #8 / September 21, 2021

Green light for 2500 trees, new species, new area and seeds!

Update #7 / July 20, 2021

Snow in late May, paperwork and plans for the Autumn 2021.

Update #6 / May 20, 2021

We are back! The 1st event of 2021 takes place 28th-30th May, we are planting 2 500 trees in Lurë!

Update #5 / April 21, 2020

First, there was an earthquake, and now we have COVID-19 global pandemic

Update #4 / December 16, 2019

Earthquake, why we planted 51 trees and What’s next?

Update #3 / November 26, 2019

Earthquake, 2019 canceled, earthquake relief volunteering

Update #2 / November 24, 2019

More volunteers and donors, getting ready for next week, Help the Child! update and TV, Radio, Czech Embassy.

Update #1 / November 15, 2019

Welcome Scout Tirana 1, Make child happy!, new team members, stickers and exciting partners.