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SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP KOSOVA

#MoseMerrMalin

Kosovo loses 1.5 hectares of forest every day. We're taking them back — with drones, seed bombs, and you.

THE CRISIS

Our mountains are going silent.

Between 2000 and 2022, Kosovo lost 15,980 hectares of forest, equivalent to between 2 and 3.5 hectares disappearing every single day. Illegal logging, firewood dependency, agricultural expansion, and weak enforcement stripped our hillsides bare.

Now, new research shows the crisis has entered a more dangerous phase. In just three years between 2022 and 2025 - 35,259 hectares were affected by fire, of which approximately 17,176 hectares were active forest before the flames arrived. Nearly half of all burned land was forest.

 

The years 2024 and 2025 alone accounted for more than 84% of all fire damage in that period, making them the most destructive on record.

The regions of Prishtina and Mitrovica bore the heaviest impact, together accounting for more than half of all burned areas nationally. Fire is no longer an isolated or seasonal event it is a systemic threat, shaped by prolonged drought, rising temperatures, and the cumulative pressure of decades of forest loss.

The air our children breathe, the water our villages drink, the landscapes we call home  all of it depends on forests we are losing right now.

But this is not a story about despair. It's about what happens when people decide to act.

35,000  

Hectares affected by fire

That's 1.5 hectares per day — equivalent to 3.5 football fields vanishing every 24 hours. By 2025, fires alone have devastated a further 17,176 hectares of Kosovo's forests. 

(Verified by satellite imagery from ESA Sentinel 2 and NASA Landsat 8.)

SEE IT YOURSELF

Explore 22 Years of Forest Loss

Find your grandmother's village. See the hillside you hiked as a kid. Is the green you remember still there? Scroll the map to discover the scale of change.

Satellite-Verified Data

Forest loss maps from ESA Sentinel 2 and NASA Landsat 8 satellite imagery
Visual inspection of 200+ patches using high-resolution imagery
Cross-validated with Global Forest Watch (GFW) estimates
Change detection using radar satellite imagery
Open-source analysis by CorrelAid Netherlands and IGGTK GIS experts

IS THIS YOU?

Two Ways to Join the Movement

IN KOSOVO

You want to act, not just talk.

You don't want to just share a post. You want to show up, make something with your hands, stand for solutions, and have something real to point to.


Green Wings is where that happens. One day. Seed bombs. A drone launch. 900+ people your age. Photos your friends will actually engage with. And a line on your CV that says you did something.

FROM ABROAD

You want to build something back home.

You follow the news. You see the fires, the forest loss, the environmental decline. And despite the distance, you feel the responsibility to do something meaningful, not just symbolic.

You want your contribution to be traceable, transparent, and real. Not lost in overhead, but visible on the ground.

Every euro you give maps to a specific output: seed bombs created, hectares restored, satellite-verified.

 

WHAT WE'VE DONE SO FAR

Real Action. Measurable Results.

Since 2022, #MoseMerrMalin has grown from an awareness campaign into Kosovo's largest community reforestation movement.

Seed bombs created by volunteers and deployed via drone

39,917

Hectares of degraded land restored with native species

16+ ha

Volunteers who showed up and got their hands dirty

913+

Faster planting with our reforestation drone "Malesorja"

5x

Schools engaged through Ecoville workshops

20+

FOR VOLUNTEERS

Join Green Wings 2026

Kosovo's largest community reforestation event. Make seed bombs, watch drones deploy them, and leave with something real — impact you can see, share, and put on your CV.

Make Seed Bombs

Hands-on within 15 minutes. Clay, shale, and native tree seeds — shaped by your hands, deployed by our drone across bare hillsides.

Sign the Pledge

Join President Vjosa Osmani, Mayor Rama and 75+ signatories who committed to protecting Kosovo's forests. Download, sign, and share.

Spread the Word

Share the deforestation map with someone who needs to see it. One share can activate an entire network.

FOR DONORS

Fund What's Real

50 Volunteers

€1000

Cover the full participation of 50 young people in a Green Wings  seed bomb creation, drone deployment, and hands-on forest recovery using native Kosovo tree species.

 

You receive a full impact report documenting exactly what your contribution made possible.

1 Hectare Restored

€3000

Sponsor one full hectare of drone-assisted reforestation in a verified degradation hotspot.

 

You receive satellite before/after imagery, an impact certificate, and your name permanently linked to a restored hectare of Kosovo's forests.

Become our Partner

€5000 

With the donation of €5000 or more Your investment funds measurable forest restoration is aligned with EU Green Agenda commitments.

 

You receive full visibility, impact documentation, and a seat at the table as we shape Kosovo's environmental future.

COMMON QUESTIONS

You Might Be Wondering

"I don't have time for weekly meetings."

Green Wings events are one-day, seasonal. No meetings, no committees. Show up when you can, bring a friend.

"How do I know my donation won't be wasted?"

Satellite-verified data. Open-source GIS analysis on GitHub. Quarterly impact reports.

"I'm abroad — how can I contribute from here?"

Our entire diaspora path is designed for remote participation. Track your impact via satellite imagery, and visit your trees when you're home for summer.

"I'm not an environmentalist."

Neither were most of our 913+ volunteers. This isn't about being green — it's about whether Kosovo will have forests when you're 40. It's about clean air for your kids. It's about not losing our mountains.

"Will it actually make a difference?"

16 hectares restored. 39,917 seed bombs deployed. A drone that plants 5x faster than humans. This isn't symbolic — it's measurable. And we're just getting started.

WHY TRUST SLK

Backed by Data. Recognized Globally.

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Academic & Research Partners

University of Prishtina and CorrelAid Netherlands provide independent academic support, evidence-based verification, and scientific validation of our satellite analysis and forest restoration methodology.

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Global Media Coverage


Global coverage of our drone reforestation in May 2024, picked up by outlets across 5 continents — putting Kosovo's forest crisis on the world map.

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Institutional Partners

Municipality of Prishtina, Raiffeisen Bank Kosova, FRONT LLC, Meridian Express, and Limak - with new strategic partners joining continuously as Green Wings scales across Kosovo.

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Open-Source Data

All satellite analysis is open-source on GitHub (CorrelAid Netherlands). Validated by GIS experts and remote sensing specialists.

Kosovo's forests won't wait. Neither should you.

50,000 seed bombs. 20 additional hectares. Green Wings 2026 is the biggest reforestation push Kosovo has ever seen. Be part of it.

CAMBRIDGE-AFFILIATED · REUTERS-FEATURED · SATELLITE-VERIFIED · COMMUNITY-POWERED

OUR PARTNERS

Municipality of Prishtina

Raiffeisen Bank Kosovo

CorrelAid

LIMAK

FRONT

Kaleidoscope Futures

Meridian Express

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