Launch of the ‘Nature in the City’ Award

Applications are open until 10 April 2026.

After four editions, the Natural Heritage Prize has been renamed the ‘Nature in the City’ Prize, with the aim of promoting access to local nature for as many people as possible. Against a backdrop of urban densification, the creation of new green spaces is becoming a priority to enable residents to recharge their batteries and allow biodiversity to flourish.

This new prize therefore supports the creation of landscaping that helps to enrich nature in dense urban environments, in France or Switzerland. With a prize fund of CHF 30,000, the Fondation Etrillard will support the transformation of a site that promotes biodiversity, residents’ wellbeing and awareness of nature conservation.

The Prize is open to urban green spaces accessible to the public, whether led by a public or private initiative, in France or Switzerland (parks, gardens, urban allotments, landscaped riverbanks, etc.).

Following a technical assessment by the Fondation Etrillard and its partner Plante & Cité (France and Switzerland) and the selection of finalist projects, the Prize is awarded to a winner by a jury comprising experts in environmental protection and urban planning.

Applications are open to project organisers from Tuesday 6 January to Friday 10 April 2026.