Biodiversity protection and preservation

Biodiversity protection and preservation

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The FGEF and International Waters

01/03/2012

The FGEF International Waters portfolio is mainly targeted to support for the management authorities of shared water bodies, especially international rivers,  but other areas of intervention are also covered, such as protection of catchment basins, improvements in water quality, coastal zone management and aquifers. Of particular note are projects for coastal zone protection, coastal ecosystem conservation and support for coastal populations, which combine biodiversity and international waters objectives.

Conservation Trust Fund Survey - Calendar Year 2010

01/03/2012

Does the trust funds that use the interest from capital investments in the financial markets to support conservation of biodiversity are inefficient and lose their capital in this period of repeated financial crises ? This report provides answers to such questions by analyzing the financial performance for the Conservation Trust Fund .

The fourth report of the series covers the performance of Conservation Trust Funds during the calendar year of 2010 and relies on information provided by 31 Funds in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia about endowments, sinking funds and revolving funds.

Publication - Capitalisation report on biodiversity conservation experiences in the Congo Basin co-financed by the FGEF

22/12/2011

This new publication (only in French) is a summary of the external retrospective assessment conducted in 2010 of “Biodiversity” projects co-financed by the FGEF in the

Congo Basin . The brochure describes the results achieved by thirteen projects financed from 1997 to 2010. The FGEF’s total contribution to biodiversity conservation through these projects amounts to 15 M€ in grant commitments during the period.

After describing the current status of the Congo Basin and the issues that arise, the brochure presents the main results achieved, the lessons learned from the thirteen projects supported by the FGEF from 1997 to 2010, and their limitations. Observations are drawn from these findings in the field as regards the FGEF’s approach, along with recommendations to improve its effectiveness.

The retrospective assessment addressed two questions in particular: how best to target aid in the context of the Congo Basin’s considerable needs (sustainable timber production, protected areas), and how best to implement aid to maximise its effectiveness (role of States, NGOs and the private sector).
 
The Congo Basin is the world’s second largest forest ecosystem. The different ecosystem services - supply, regulation and culture – it provides for human communities are considerable and extend well beyond the Congo Basin itself. Over and above the historical links forged between this region and France, these ecosystem services   amply justify the development of an active cooperation policy with the countries of the Congo Basin.

FGEF action to preserve biodiversity in the Congo Basin

06/10/2011

This brochure presents several experiences of biodiversity conservation in the Congo Basin, which were co-financed by the FGEF. With grants awarded to 13 projects and 25 small-scale initiatives by the end of 2010, the FGEF is among the foremost biodiversity conservation donors in the Congo Basin.

The collection

The "Capitalising on experience" series presents the FGEF’s strategic approach in different topic areas, through brief descriptions of the pilot activities and field operations conducted with its partners. This collection documents the capitalisation of experience in which the FGEF has acted as a partner for environmental preservation and sustainable management.  

Leveraging experience brochure relating two projects conducted in th Meso-American biological corridor

16/08/2011

This brochure presents the conclusions of the retrospective assessments of two projects conducted in the Meso-American biological corridor. Through an overview of the activities and results obtained by the project for integrated management of protected areas in the Caribbean and Guatemala and the project for conservation and sustainable use of coral reefs in the Meso-American eco-region, the publication is intended to help capitalise on the lessons drawn from these two experiences.

 
 
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