The Yves Rocher Foundation Terre de Femmes Award 2026 Call for Projects is open!
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Terre de Femmes programme and the 35th anniversary of the Yves Rocher Foundation, we are launching for the very first time a unique global Call for Projects for the 2026 edition. This year, the France and International editions are merging around one powerful and unifying theme: The Tree, Guardian of Life!
Do you have a project that takes concrete action for trees, whether in France or abroad? Then this call for applications is for you!
🎯 Who can apply?
- Any adult woman or group of women committed to protecting nature and working with trees,
- Leading a concrete project through a non-profit structure (association, NGO, foundation, etc.) with at least one year of existence,
- Residing in any country, of any nationality.
🌳 Why this theme in 2026: The Tree, Guardian of Life?
Present on every continent, trees sustain life on Earth. They shelter invaluable biodiversity and play a crucial role in regulating the climate and water cycles. From community orchards to the Amazon canopy, trees are key actors in the living world.
By stabilising and regenerating soils, filtering water, moderating temperatures, and absorbing CO₂, trees provide countless vital ecosystem services. They are also deeply rooted in our cultures, stories, and ways of life.
Yet global deforestation continues at an alarming rate, endangering not only forest ecosystems but also the communities and living beings that depend on them.
In cities, in the countryside, in primary forests or agricultural areas, rethinking our relationship with trees has become an ecological, social, and cultural urgency.
To act for trees is to act for life.
🏆 What does the Award offer
5 laureates selected worldwide
10 000 € grant per project
The opportunity to join a community of committed women
📅 Timeline
- Applications open : 1 September 2025
- Applications close : 31 October 2025
- Announcement of laureates : Early 2026
🌱 Eligible projects (examples)
Hands-on educational projects involving children, schools, and villages in tree-related activities.
Implementation of innovative forest-based food systems (forest gardens, community orchards, etc.).
Initiatives supporting the rights of forest peoples and their ecological, traditional, and spiritual knowledge.
Actions defending the rights of trees.
Preservation of rituals and stories linked to trees in local cultures.
Promotion of medicinal trees.
Urban greening projects or initiatives tackling urban heat islands.
Protection or regeneration of primary forests, ancient woodlands, endangered forests, or hedgerow trees.
Conservation of remarkable trees or forest biodiversity hotspots.
Creation of local nurseries for indigenous or endangered tree species.
Community reforestation or agroforestry programmes.
If you have any questions, please contact us at the following address:
terredefemmes.france@fondationyvesrocher.org
