
AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS
One of the first projects supported by FFEM at its inception sought to improve water resource management in the Jordan River Basin. That was back in 1994. Since then, FFEM has worked ceaselessly to increase and structure its action to improve the resilience of aquatic ecosystems, from continental waters to the high seas.
OUR ACTION TODAY
Aquatic ecosystems play a crucial role in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Yet, the high seas, coastal zones, wetlands, and freshwater hydrosystems are all suffering destabilization from anthropic pressure and global warming. FFEM supports nature-based solutions to protect aquatic ecosystems and restore their regulatory functions.
OUR ACTION TODAY
Aquatic ecosystems play a crucial role in climate change adaptation and mitigation.
Yet, the high seas, coastal zones, wetlands, and freshwater hydrosystems are all suffering destabilization from anthropic pressure and global warming. FFEM supports nature-based solutions to protect aquatic ecosystems and restore their regulatory functions.

Alexis Rosenfeld
MANAGEMENT, PROTECTION, RESILIENCE

- Improving governance of the high seas
- Restoring coastal ecosystems
- Conserving approach wetlands and their hydrosystems
Improving governance of the high seas
Restoring coastal ecosystems
Conserving approach wetlands and their hydrosystems
80
aquatic ecosystem projects financed since 1995
€95 M
committed to aquatic ecosystems over the past 25 years
A cross-cutting Recognizing approach
To preserve aquatic ecosystems over the long term, restoration and conservation actions must be combined with improved practices, whether in reducing greenhouse gas emissions or in promoting sustainable fishing practices. With this in mind, FFEM supports cross-cutting projects that target aquatic systems as well as climate issues and pollution. In this way, we contribute to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Aquatic ecosystems resilience
High seas, coastlines, wetlands, and freshwater hydrosystems: their role is crucial for climate regu
...Oct 2023
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Aquatic Ecosystems at FFEM
Since its creation in 1994, international waters and aquatic ecosystems have remained two of the FFE
...Jun 2021