
Internship opportunity - Join the Deforestation-free Markets team at Rainforest Foundation Norway!
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Are you passionate about social and environmental issues, and protecting the world’s rainforests by contributing to the fight against deforestation? Rainforest Foundation Norway (RFN) is one of Norway’s leading environmental organizations, dedicated to safeguarding the planet’s tropical rainforests while upholding the rights of Indigenous peoples and forest communities.
In the Deforestation-free Markets (DFM) team, we play a critical role in halting commercially driven deforestation and addressing associated human rights violations. We engage with businesses, financial institutions and international networks of civil society organizations to push for global markets to become sustainable, ethical, and free from deforestation-related risks.
To support our important work and to provide valuable insights into working with a dynamic NGO, we are excited to offer an internship opportunity for motivated individuals eager to make a difference.
About the Internship
As an intern with the DFM team, you will have the chance to contribute to impactful projects while gaining firsthand experience in one of Norway’s leading environmental organizations.
Key tasks include
Communications: Helping us communicate better and more widely with our network of commercial stakeholders, through targeted and tailored messaging. A key objective of the DFM team is to ensure that the relevant stakeholders receive important information relating to deforestation-risks, market trends, public policy shifts, and geopolitical developments.
Project Support: Assisting members of the team with international advocacy initiatives, by supporting ongoing project work. Examples include: the DFM team’s ongoing mobilization towards COP30 in Brazil; collecting and evaluating deforestation data to elevate the team’s data-driven approach.
Research: Conducting independent research on topics like deforestation-linked commodities or illegal mining, culminating in a report and presentation for RFN staff and possibly external stakeholders.
Practical Information
Duration: Approximately 5 months, ending in June 2025.
Working Hours: 60% (3 days per week).
Location: At our Oslo office in Mariboes gate 8.
Compensation: This is a paid internship.
Working language: English.
How to Apply
If this sounds like the perfect opportunity for you, we’d love to hear from you! Please send us:
- Your CV
- A short cover letter explaining your motivation for applying and the background experience that makes you a great fit for the internship
Please note that both cover letter and CV should be written in English.
Send your application to erlend@rainforest.no by 31. January.
This is a unique opportunity to collaborate with experts working on cutting-edge issues at the intersection of environmental sustainability and human rights.
Are you ready to join the fight for deforestation-free markets and contribute to a greener, more equitable future? We look forward to hearing from you!

Erlend Trebbi
Finance Sector and China Adviser, Deforestation-free Markets
(+47) 973 34 110
erlend@rainforest.no