Trees for Albania, Voskopojë (2026)

14/08/2026

Lurë needs urgent support!
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The fires in Lurë have been burning for days and, unfortunately, are now also approaching the villages. The situation remains extremely difficult, and every form of help is needed.
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For anyone who wants to help: please do not go to the affected areas without coordination. First contact the firefighters, military forces or ADZM Dibër to ask where and how to help.
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The situation is dangerous and can change very quickly. The best way to help is to support the professionals who are already on the ground, rather than acting impulsively and putting yourself or others at risk.
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Let’s support those fighting the fires and help responsibly!

23/07/2026

Lurë: Soil cover as drought mitigation
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Check out full article on treesforalbania.org/research
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Raising temperatures and low rainfall negatively impacts any restoration project. Again, as last year we are experiencing high temperatures as very low rainfall during summer months.
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This research project monitors differences in soil moisture and temperature between saplings where we used soil cover and without soil cover. It aims to provide evidence to apply soil cover using waste organic material to improve the survival rate of the trees.
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We set up a pilot area in our 2024 Lurë planting area which has been affected by the drought and we had to replace many of our trees in 2025.
The area we chose is very difficult to restore as it does not have existing vegetation and is exposed to the sun most of the day.
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We use 2 TMS-4 dataloggers, one inserted at the tree without soil cover and another with soil cover. Dataloggers measure soil moisture and soil temperature as well as temperature at ground and at 20 cm.
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Cover material we use is a waste material from our seed collection activities. This material would be either used as a fire wood or discarded, we are giving it new life.
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In September during our final monitoring for 2026 we will also know how the higher soil moisture affects the survival rate.
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Restoring Albanian forests with support of:
https://risr.global
BestSeller Albania
Innospace Tirana
CropTech Albania Agjencia Kombëtare e Pyjeve
Embassy of Sweden in Tirana
Green-AL
CoPlan
VIS Albania
COSV NGO
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22/04/2026

For the last six years, we have been celebrating in our tree nurseries, planting seeds and transplanting seedlings together with local women and men from Lurë and Voskopojë. There is no better way to celebrate our planet than by nurturing it!
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Last week, our team split between the tree nurseries in Lurë and Voskopojë, marking the start of the 2026 spring season. The work focused on transplanting seedlings into larger recyclable BCC trays, planting seeds and another season of work with local communities.
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So far, we have planted six species: Black pine, Silver fir, Oak, European larch, Scots pine, European spruce, while the seventh, the European beech, is currently completing its stratification and will be planted in the next weeks, bringing the spring season activities to an end.
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These collective efforts will result in the production of up to 60,000 seedlings, ready for planting during the autumn reforestation season 🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲🌲
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Join us in nurturing the next forests. Follow our journey, support our work, or get involved in the seasons ahead.

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This project is supported by a project funded by the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) with funds from the Swedish Government and implemented by Co-PLAN, Institute for Habitat Development in cooperation with VIS Albania and COSV—Cooperazione per lo Sviluppo.

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https://risr.global

albania

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12/04/2026

Soil & microclimate monitoring for Lurë & Voskopojë
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Understanding weather, soil moisture levels and microclimate in areas we work is crucial for planning planting season for trees, seeds and seed-balls as well as interpretation of the success rates of our reforestation projects.
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We are using microclimate sensors from the Czech TOMST s.r.o. in both Lurë and Voskopojë, in areas where we have been planting trees in 2024 and 2025.
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These sensors are fully waterproof and designed to last 10 years in the field, if not damaged or stolen. They are measuring the following parameters:
* soil moisture
* temperature of the soil
* temperature at the surface level
* air temperature at 20cm above the surface
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We are already monitoring weather conditions in Lurë and Voskopojë with the help of our monitoring systems. This allows us to monitor key weather parameters such as temperature, humidity and precipitation which are crucial for understanding the conditions in which our trees are growing and planning our planting activities
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By combining data from the microclimate sensors, weather conditions, and survival rate, we can identify patterns and correlations that help us understand and interpret the survival rate for a particular year.
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Restoring Albanian forests with support of:
https://risr.global
gov.al

albania

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01/04/2026

Quality control: X-ray pictures of our seeds
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Few weeks ago delivered samples of the Black pine, Macedonian pine and European silver fir to the Seed processing plan in Týniště nad Orlicí, part of Lesy České republiky (Forests of the Czech Republic, State Enterprise).
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These are X-ray pictures of Macedonian pine (Pinus peace), Black pine (Pinus nigra) and Silver fir (Abies alba) seeds which were collected in the Lurë national park, Dibër, in Nov ’25 nad Feb ’26.
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X-ray test is one of the quality tests which Seed processing plan in Týniště nad Orlicí performs when evaluating the seed material quality.
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We are grateful for the expertise and help which the Seed processing plant in Týniště nad Orlicí gives us continuously regarding the seed processing, preparation and quality control.
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Their help is allowing us to align our seed collection and processing protocols with EU standards.
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The seeds from these samples will be planted in next weeks in our Fushë-Lurë and Voskopojë tree nurseries.
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Restoring Albanian forests with support of:
https://risr.global
gov.al

albania

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