In 2009, the TUI Care Foundation planted around 50,000 trees in the nature park on the Llevant Peninsula in Mallorca as part of its “TUI Forest Mallorca” project. This marked the beginning of an initiative that aims to have over 100,000 trees by the end of 2028. The new episode of TV journalist Sibylle Tiessen’s series The Mallorcans is dedicated to this endeavour, the nature park, and its director Toni Martínez.

Founded in 2001, the park includes two nature reserves, both home to an osprey nest. The area also features holm oak forests, wild olive groves, pine woods, steep cliffs, dune landscapes, and wetlands closely connected to watercourses and coastal ecosystems. “Endemic flowers grow here, some of which are incredibly rare worldwide,” says Martínez.

Following the reforestation, another 10,000 trees were planted in 2014. Over the next three and a half years, an additional 42,000 olive trees, holm oaks, and kermes oaks are set to be planted. This effort will be complemented by 6,000 daffodils, sea thistles, and junipers to be planted in the coastal region of Son Real.

“Alongside volunteer work and school visits, the TUI Care Foundation is also funding the elaborate creation of a book about the park’s flora and fauna,” says Toni Martínez.

Environmental education teams and the forestry staff of TUI Forest Mallorca are also active in environmental education. As part of the project, more than 1,100 volunteers – including schoolchildren – take part in restoration and conservation efforts and join awareness-raising initiatives.