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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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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 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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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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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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Restoration of the Cuajiniquil Mangrove: A Testimonial from the Phoenix Expedition
Phoenix Expedition is a sailing expedition with the ambition to contribute to the “regeneration of the ocean.” Departing from Brittany in February 2022 towards California, the team meets, documents...
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European Tropical Ecology Conference
The European Conference on Tropical Ecology was held in Montpellier on June 7 and 8, 2022. Lisa Macera presented a poster on her remote sensing work, including the results on Cuajiniquil in Costa Rica...
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Le Monde features the success of the first sustainable cocoa initiative In Côte d’Ivoire
Le Monde has published a piece on an organic fair trade cocoa initiative in Côte d’Ivoire, showcasing the Société coopérative équitable du Bandama (SCEB) with its plans to extend organic production me...
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The Mangroves Initiative at the PRCM Forum
The 10th edition of the Coastal and Marine Forum will be held from March 29 to April 1, 2022, in Saly, Senegal, under the theme: “Ocean health, a sustainable development challenge for West African coa...
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PRCM Forum: signature of the Resilao project for the protection of the West African coastal regions
On 28 March 2022, in a side event at the 10th edition of the Regional Coast and Marine Forum, the FFEM signed a financing agreement with the Regional Partnership for the Conservation of the Coastal an...
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Mild solutions in the Saint Louis MPA
A summary of the implementation of soft coastal protection solutions and monitoring results in the Saint-Louis MPA: March 2019-December 2020 has just been produced. It reports on the work carried out...
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Discovering the Mangroves of West Africa: Environmental Education Manual
This Environmental Education Manual was produced as part of the “Rice and Mangrove” project implemented by the Guinea-Bissau Institute for Biodiversity and Protected Areas (IBAP). It presents mangrove...
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The Mangroves Initiative at the World Conservation Congress (IUCN, 2021)
With a strong presence at the IUCN Congress, the Mangroves Initiative presented various results at three events:
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IUCN 2020 Congress: Mangroves Thematic Session
As part of the World Conservation Congress, the IUCN, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), and the Research Institute for Development (IRD) are organizing a mangroves thematic session: “...
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Meeting days on the sidelines of the IUCN Congress
On the sidelines of the IUCN Congress to be held in Marseille from September 3 to 11, the FFEM is organizing two days dedicated to the Mangroves Initiative.
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Intersecting capitalisation of the Small-scale Initiatives Programmes (Programme Petites Initiatives - PPIs) A...
Since 2006, the Small-scale Initiatives Programmes (PPIs) have supported African civil society in conserving nature and improving local living conditions. Launched by the FFEM in 2006 and supervised b...
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Tropical Forest & Rural Development (TF-RD), a 2021 Equator Prize winner
Tropical Forest & Rural Development, a long-term partner of the Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI) supported by the FFEM, is one of the 10 winners of the 2021 Equator Prize. Organised by the Unit...
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