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Datawall of the 2020 - 2021 FFEM activity report
The FFEM invites you to discover its 2020 - 2021 activity report through a new digital medium, a datawall gathering all the testimonies present in the report and the major news published on our websit...
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The FFEM playing an active role at the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in Marseille, from 3 to 11 September...
The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) will be working with its partners ahead of the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress, to be held 3 - 11 September 2021 in Marseille. Organised every four...
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The FFEM’s 2020 – 2021 Activity Report
Midway through its 2019 - 2022 strategic cycle, the FFEM is publishing its latest Activity Report covering the full range of its actions in 2020 and 2021
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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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The FFEM supports measures to combat plastic pollution in the Indian Ocean
On 9 July 2021, the FFEM signed a financing agreement for the ExPLOI (Indian Ocean Plastic Expedition) project to assist efforts to reduce and recycle plastic waste in the ocean, through the circular...
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Guinea inaugurates PEHGUI, the country’s first solar mini-network
On 17 June 2021 the PEHGUI project (Petite Électricité Hybride - Small Hybrid Electricity) supported by the FFEM since 2015, was inaugurated in the presence of the Guinea authorities and international...
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The Dynafac collective publishes brochures presenting its projects, and technical guides for sustainable fores...
The Dynafac collective runs projects supported by FFEM to improve forestry management and development in the Central African forests. It publishes a brochure setting out its programmes, along with tec...
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The Shark Fin Bay project in Le petit journal: the Sulubaaï Foundation working to restore coral reefs
In an interview in the online Le petit journal, Frédéric Tardieu, founder of the Sulubaaï Foundation which is running the Shark Fin Bay initiative explains how the project, which is supported by the F...
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Signature of the COMBO+ project to halt net loss of biodiversity in six African and Asian countries
As from 2021, the NGO WCS will be financed and supported by FFEM and AFD during the COMBO+ project. Following on from the COMBO project, which FFEM supported from 2015 to 2019, and its remarkable impa...
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“Our strategy is already bearing fruit, and testifies to our role as precursors”: interview with Stéphanie Bou...
At the mid-point of the 2019-2022 strategic cycle, FFEM Secretary-General describes the positive results of a successful first half of the period. She discusses the FFEM approach and precursor role, c...
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“The planet needs horizontal instruments like the FFEM”: interview with Monique Barbut
Now President of WWF France, Monique Barbut was already playing a key role during the Earth Summit negotiations in Rio back in 1992. The very first Secretary-General of the FFEM at its foundation, sh...
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World Ocean Day: a new FFEM brochure showcasing our work
On the occasion of World Ocean Day, the French Facility for Global Environment is publishing a new brochure showcasing its work in supporting aquatic ecosystems, one of its priority themes ever since...
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A new lateral electrification project in Madagascar
The FFEM has today signed a new financing agreement with the Franco-Malagasy company Nanoé, in order to improve access to electricity in the north of the country.
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New videos about the Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI)
For the last 15 years, the Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI) has been supporting African civil society organisations (CSO) acting to conserve nature. The programme has just released new videos b...
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Spotlight on the “Sustainable cocoa industry” project in the Proparco review “Private Sector and Development“
The “Sustainable cocoa industry” agroforestry project supported by the FFEM and notably implemented by the Kaoka company is presented in the latest issue of the Proparco review “Private Sector and De...
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Closing seminar of the South expert plants sustainable development programme
The SEP2D programme is reaching completion, and there will be a closing seminar 7-8 April. This is the time to assess the programme’s activity and outline the prospects for the conservation and enhanc...
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The Dynafac collective launches its website, helping deliver sustainable management for the Congo basin forest...
The Dynafac collective, supported by the FFEM, now has its new website online. This new information platform will showcase Dynafac’s nurturing of technical and scientific skills to help the forests in...
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AFD Webinar: How to combat pollution of Lake Victoria?
Lake Victoria is the second largest source of freshwater in the world, however, it is being colonised by algae and micro-organisms. AFD East Africa is organizing a webinar on March 4 and 5 on algae po...
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Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann interviewed by the GEF: “Delivering paths to a sustainable recovery”
Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann is Secretary General of the FFEM and serves as France’s Alternate Council Member at the Global Environment Facility. In an interview on the GEF website, she reflects on the...
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Feedback from the “Biodiversity modelling and scenarios” programme
Results from the “Biodiversity modelling and scenarios” programme, set up by the French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) and backed by the FFEM, were shared during a feedback session held on...
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