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The BRIDGE project Steering Committee (COPIL): a key moment for international cooperation in support of biodiv...
The BRIDGE project Steering Committee (COPIL) was held in the FFEM’s offices from 19 to 21 April 2023. The event brought together all the project partners for a progress report and discussions on the...
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Spotlight on the promising initial results from the “PRM2” project, uniting a concerted regional approach with...
17 March saw the holding of the second Steering Committee meeting for the project “Preserve the biodiversity of Mabi-Yaya & Strengthen the socio-economic development of the Mé” (PRM2) aiming to promot...
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End of four-year period 2019-2022; strategy for 2023-2026: interview with Christophe Bories, Chair of the FFEM...
Chair of the FFEM Steering Committee, Christophe Bories, looks back on the period 2019-2022 and its defining moments, and comments on the challenges the FFEM should address over the next four years....
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Look back on the FFEM experience-sharing workshop on Marine Protected Areas held on 1 February in Vancouver
On the fringe of the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), held 3 - 9 February in Vancouver, the FFEM Secretariat and the French Biodiversity Agency organised an experience-shari...
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Events on mangroves
The next International Mangrove Conference (MMM6) will be held in Cartagena, Colombia, from July 24 to 28, 2023. The International Workshop of the Tropical Restoration Network (TRN) will take place...
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Benin Mission (February-March 2023)
After the postponement of previous missions due to COVID, a new mission in Benin was held from February 27 to March 5, with the participation of several actors of the initiative. Organized by Ebénézer...
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End of project in the Philippines: concrete but sometimes mixed results
From November 2015 to June 2022, the FFEM supported the implementation of the project “Building Coastal Resilience for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) and Climate Change Adaptation (CCA) in Small Island...
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The FFEM publishes its new 2023-2026 strategy
Re-financed to the tune of €132 million for 2023-2026, the FFEM has a new strategy and is setting out its priority directions. This new FFEM strategy is the result of close consultation with its memb...
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Agroecology and adaptation to climate change: Review of the AVACLIM workshop
On 11 and 12 January, a review workshop was held in Montpellier for the AVACLIM project supported by the FFEM and GEF-FAO for the Centre for International Actions and Achievements (Centre d’actions et...
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COP 15: "Protecting the Living World for a Peace Pact with Nature"
After COP27 on Climate, COP15 on Biodiversity begins in Montreal from December 7 to December 19, 2022, with the goal of establishing a global action plan for biodiversity — an issue closely linked to...
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Loubassa’a tidal stream generator was commissioned a year ago, harnessing the energy of the Congo River for so...
The Essential Services Unit (ESU) for Loubassa village, located on M’bamou island in the Republic of the Congo, was brought on stream on 15 October 2021. The ESU's special technical feature is that i...
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The latest on the SWM programme and Ressource project
The SWM (Sustainable Wildlife Management) Programme has just published its 9th newsletter. The work is now entering its final phase.
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IN NIGER, SATELLITES ARE HELPING TO FIGHT DEFORESTATION
The Sahel Wood Energy project, supported by the Agence française de Développement (AFD) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) is committed to preserving the Sahel’s forests through bet...
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World Water Week: the FFEM publishes a new guide on freshwater ecosystems
The FFEM has published a new guide on freshwater ecosystems to further extend its series on marine ecosystems. With mounting pressure around water resources, this publication on eutrophisation and cya...
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The restoration of coral reefs: Le Monde reports on the Shark Fin Bay project
Since 2020, the FFEM has supported the Sulubaaï Foundation in restoring the coral reefs in Shark Fin Bay, alongside the local people and villages, on the island of Palawan in the Philippines. Palawan...
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The Small-scale Initiatives Programme on RFI
In this edition of "C’est pas du vent", Paul Estève, head of the Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI) at the French Committee of the IUCN, explains the programme’s action principles. Since 2006, th...
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Marc Daubrey: “The FFEM must retain its targeted approach and apply it to the African continent’s new challeng...
Marc Daubrey, the first member of the Scientific and Technical Committee (STC) to represent the African continent, joined this consultative body in January 2022. The STC guides the FFEM’s strategic di...
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The Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI): new call for project proposals
For its 6th phase, the Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI) is launching a call for project proposals open to new emerging organisations that have not previously benefited from the PPI. This FFEM p...
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When field experience empowers access to electricity
The field experience of some NGOs and private enterprises involved in rural electrification via mini grids has proven very enlightening to funding partners. The French Development Agency (AFD), the Fr...
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Event to present the FFEM’s new 2023-2026 strategy
On 27 June 2022, the FFEM - alongside the National Council for Development and International Solidarity (CNDSI) - presented the issues and prospects documented in its new 2023-2026 strategy. The ses...
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