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World Mangroves Day: For more than 10 years, the FFEM has been working to restore essential ecosystems to tomorrow’s coasts
On the occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, celebrated on July 26, FFEM highlights more than ten years of commitment to the restoration of these essential...
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The Ocean at the Heart of Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity
Essential to climate regulation, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions of people, the ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface but is now facing increasing pressures. To mark World Oc...
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World Environment Day 2026: FFEM and its partners take action to address the three-pronged environmental crisi...
To mark World Environment Day, celebrated annually on June 5, we shine a spotlight on local solutions supported by the FFEM and its partners to address the triple crisis of climate change, biodiversit...
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World Biodiversity Day: A Global Tour of FFEM Solutions
To mark World Biodiversity Day, celebrated annually on May 22, the FFEM is highlighting several initiatives it supports around the world to preserve ecosystems and support local communities.
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The Africa-France Partnership: Driving Innovation for Sustainable Transitions
For 30 years, the FFEM has been supporting initiatives in Africa and the Mediterranean that combine environmental conservation, innovation, and local development. Nearly 70% of its activities are carr...
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World Mother Earth Day: Producing Differently—Fair Trade in Support of Biodiversity
Every year, International Mother Earth Day reminds us of the urgent need to take action in the face of environmental imbalances that affect millions of people and living species around the world. Defo...
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FFEM and Desertification: From Local Innovation to Global Solutions
How can local initiatives be transformed into global solutions to address desertification? Desertification is advancing in many regions of the world, driven by the combined effects of climate chang...
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When energy innovation brings lasting change to regions
In the context of climate change, it is essential to highlight the central role of engineering in mitigating its effects. On World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, the Pot@maï project prov...
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Innovating together: the strength of FFEM’s cooperation, builder of bridges between the South and the North
On this United Nations Day for South-South cooperation, spotlight on initiatives that, thanks to local know-how and the sharing of experiences between countries in the South, bring forth solutions ada...
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Harnessing Nature-based Solutions for a Sustainable Blue Economy: Reflections on the FFEM Exchange Day ahead of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference
The French Facility for the Global Environment (FFEM) had the pleasure to organize on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 with the Conservatoire du littoral, the Domaine de Rayol, the French Development Agency, IDD...
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30 years of the FFEM: throwback on a collective adventure looking towards tomorrow
On 10th April, the French Fund for the Global Environment (FFEM) celebrated three decades of pioneering initiatives in the service of life in Paris at the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Surrounded...
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Women and Biodiversity: When Economic Inclusion Meets Forest Conservation in Cameroon
Since its creation, the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) has been supporting projects that reconcile environmental protection with reducing inequalities, ensuring the inclusion of women in ec...
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FFEM Insights: Xavier Debade, expert in ecosystem restoration and sustainable forest management
To better understand the work of the FFEM, we invite you to meet Xavier Debade, who joined FFEM in July 2023 as a project manager focusing on forest conservation and ecosystem restoration. As the larg...
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Small-Scale Initiatives Program : 20 years of Local Actions supported by the FFEM to help preserve African bio...
From February 2 to 7, the Forum celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Small Initiatives Program (PPI) marked two decades of concrete actions and exemplary commitments to the preservation of African...
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World Day of Social Justice: a look back at the Union Natural project in Colombia's Pacific region
On the occasion of World Day of Social Justice, we would like to share one of the flagship projects supported by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM). Since 2018, the FFEM has been supporting...
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World Wetlands Day: A Look Back at Biodiversity Protection in the Mediterranean Region
Every year, World Wetlands Day is an opportunity to raise awareness about the importance of these ecosystems (marshes, wet meadows, mangroves…), which are essential for maintaining natural balance and...
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The FFEM unveils its new capitalization initiative : "IN FOCUS - Carbon finance : a level for a sustainable fu...
On January 21 in Paris, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) organized a hybrid event to mark the publication of its capitalization work "In Focus carbon finance: a powerful tool for a su...
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ISSUES FOR COP16 IN CALI AND THEIR LINKS TO THE FFEM STRATEGY: CONVERGING TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
From 21 October to 1 November 2024, Colombia will be hosting the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP16), in the city of Cali. The parties...
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Mexico (Campeche): 21st International Congress on Environmental Sciences and Mangrove Restoration
The National Academy of Environmental Sciences (ANCA) and the Autonomous University of Campeche, through the Institute of Ecology and Fisheries of the Gulf of Mexico, the Coastal Wetlands Laboratory,...
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PPI-OSCAN - the North African Civil Society Organisations - Programme des Petites Initiatives- is 10 years old
On 16-18 May, a decade of commitment to biodiversity conservation in North Africa was celebrated in Agadir, Morocco. To mark this event, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has, through...
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