Yves Rocher Foundation Terre de Femmes International Award 2027

The Yves Rocher Foundation Terre de Femmes International Award 2027 recognises women making meaningful contributions to environmental protection and biodiversity conservation.

Organised by the France-based Yves Rocher Foundation, the award supports practical environmental initiatives led by women and groups of women through established non-profit organisations.

For the 2027 edition, the Foundation has announced the theme “Trees in the City”, focusing on the importance of trees and green spaces in making urban environments more sustainable, resilient and liveable.

The programme encourages projects that address challenges such as urban heat, declining biodiversity, air pollution and the loss of green spaces in cities and surrounding areas.

Eligible initiatives may involve developing community orchards, establishing urban tree nurseries, protecting historic trees, restoring neglected green spaces or introducing environmental education projects involving local communities.

Applications are welcomed from women of all nationalities, with qualifying projects taking place anywhere in the world.

The Foundation will select two winning projects internationally, each receiving €10,000 to support its environmental activities. Award recipients will also become part of the Terre de Femmes community of women working towards nature conservation.

Applicants must meet the following officially published requirements:

• Be an adult woman of legal age or apply as a collective of women.

• Be committed to nature conservation involving trees.

• Lead a concrete environmental project addressing the 2027 theme, Trees in the City.

• Carry out the project in any country worldwide.

• Undertake the project through a non-profit organisation, such as an NGO, association or foundation.

• The non-profit organisation must have existed for at least one year.

The Foundation explicitly welcomes applicants of all nationalities and residents of any country.

The Yves Rocher Foundation offers the following benefits to selected award recipients:

• €10,000 Project Grant: Each of the two winning projects receives €10,000 in financial support.

• International Recognition: Two outstanding women-led environmental projects are selected worldwide.

• Terre de Femmes Community: Winners become part of an established network of women committed to protecting nature.

• Professional Connections: Access to a community that supports knowledge-sharing and connections between environmental changemakers.

Useful materials to prepare, subject to the actual form requirements, include:

• Description of the environmental project and its objectives.

• Details of the applicant or women-led collective.

• Information about the non-profit organisation.

• Evidence of the organisation's establishment and activities, if requested.

• Project activities, implementation location and environmental outcomes.

• Supporting project information or photographs, if requested.

The Foundation's published 2027 announcement identifies the following key considerations:

• A concrete environmental initiative led by a woman or collective of women.

• Clear relevance to the Trees in the City theme.

• Activities contributing to the conservation, restoration or protection of urban trees and green spaces.

• Implementation through a qualifying established non-profit organisation.

• Practical action addressing environmental needs in urban or peri-urban areas.

Examples of relevant projects include urban agroforestry, tree conservation, ecological restoration, native tree nurseries and tree-focused environmental education.

• Obtain financial support for practical environmental conservation work.

• Gain international recognition for a locally implemented initiative.

• Strengthen the impact of women-led urban sustainability projects.

• Connect with a community of environmental changemakers.

• Contribute to biodiversity conservation and climate-resilient cities.

• Develop the long-term visibility and potential of an established environmental project.