TUI Forests Programme

The TUI Forests programme puts forests at the centre of thriving communities and destinations. The programme plants new trees and supports local people to build thriving livelihoods through activities like community managed tree nurseries and the creation of forest-based tourism experiences.

By 2025, The TUI Care Foundation’s TUI Forests programme achieved the goal of planting 5 million trees in two years!
We achieved more than planting all these trees…

  • 2000 + jobs supported
  • 59 endangered animal species supported
  • 30 community managed nurseries supported
  • 6 forest-based tourism experiences developed

Call for Proposals

Now, we’re looking to double that by 2030 by supporting more large-scale and small-scale tree planting projects in prioritised tourism destinations. If the answer is yes to all three question below, then this Call may be right for you!

  • Does your organisation contribute towards forest conservation and regeneration?
  • Does your organisation see the potential of tourism as a tool for sustainable development?
  • Does your organisation want to multiply its impact?

Outcomes

The TUI Forests Programme is an opportunity to support forest conservation initiatives which include the following outcomes:

  1. Increased forest land and habitat protection and restoration
    1. Measured by number of trees planted and m2 protected
  2. Increased the conservation of endangered animal species
    1. Measured by number of endangered animal species monitored and protected
  3. Increased support to communities adjacent to protected area
    1. Measured by number of jobs supported and number of people engaged
  4. Increased the number of people participating in nature-based tourism experiences
    1. Measured by number of domestic tourists, international tourists, school children participating

What are we looking for

Which countries are eligible?

Priority destinations have been selected using a variety of criteria, mainly based on where the need is greatest, where tourism is an important contributor to the economy and are priority destinations for TUI Care Foundation.

Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam, Tanzania, Cambodia, Thailand, Spain, South Africa, Philippines, Portugal, Türkiye, Italy, Dominican Republic, Greece, Costa Rica, Sri Lanka, Bulgaria, Croatia, Slovenia, Morocco, Jamaica, Albania, Tunisia, Senegal, Cyprus, Mauritius, Egypt, Namibia, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Cape Verde, Maldives, Bonaire, Curacao, Aruba

Large scale organisations

  • Local and international organisations
  • Planting more than 150,000 trees per year
  • Planting in multiple countries or regions
  • Meet our flagship projects in Dominican Republic & Peru

Grassroot organisations

  • Local and community led organisations
  • Planting less than 50,000 trees per year
  • Meet our flagship project in Zanzibar

What are we offering?

Grants from €10,000 to €150,000 per year

Projects that run for at least 24 months

Eligible costs include: 

  • Direct cost related to activities that increase the level of forest cover, or enhancing the environmental, social and economic benefits tied to the tourism value chain for the local people in prioritized destinations.
  • Visibility on the ground and communications
  • Consultancy and/or staff time required to deliver activities above, up to 30% of total budget costs.
  • Maximum overhead is 10%
  • Other costs directly related to activities and outputs.
  • We cannot award funding for land acquisition, leasing of lands or territories, or property or high capital tangible assets. This might change depending on the context, and project activities and goals.

Process and schedule

Project proposals for our TUI Forests programme can be made all year-round and applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis. However, for the duration of 2025, we will prioritize applications that submit a proposal. Only selected organisations will be contacted.

The application consists of the following steps

  1. All organisations are welcome to visit the TUI Forest Programme Website 
  2. All organisations are welcome to submit a proposal (Google Form)
  3. Select organisations will be contacted and invited for an introduction meeting to explore partnership
  4. Following a successful meeting, selected organisations will be invited to submit a detailed project proposal online (Optimy application)
  5. Upon completing at least two proposal review rounds, projects are subject to our Board of Trustees for final approval 

Important dates 

  • 10 February 2025: Launch Call as part of Forest February
  • 1 November 2025: Deadline to submit a proposal

Evaluation criteria of proposals

  • Organisations must be legally registered organisations.
  • Projects should take place in tourism destinations.
  • Quality and relevance of actions and projects proposed, in terms of addressing the requirements and prioritised destinations. 
  • Quality and experience of organisations who will deliver proposals. (e.g. track record of the organisation in delivering similar activities in the previous three years, size of funding executed, tourism linkages, etc.) 
  • The extent to which the applicants seek to co-ordinate actions with other groups and other initiatives to create a wider impact including networking, formal engagement with other groups and creation of synergies and partnerships. 
  • Value for money in terms of achieving the objectives for the TUI Forests programme. 

If you're interested in applying, click here:

Further Information

Interested organizations should refer to the Terms of Reference document for full details and are welcome to submit a proposal.

Terms of Reference

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