FOREST AND AGRICULTURAL LAND

FFEM has adopted an integrated approach to rural territories that takes into account the interactions between local people and natural resources. We seek to preserve farmland, landscapes, and forests by promoting sustainable practices such as agroecology, agroforestry, and sustainable forest management. We promote approaches that rely on recreating landscape mosaics with high ecological value, thereby restoring the land’s regulatory functions in the face of climate change. We encourage the setting up of joint and concerted management methods to associate
conservation with the economic and social development of the local people.

FFEM supports the structuring of sustainable agricultural and forestry sectors, including an assessment of their environmental and social performance. We work to develop positive environmental externalities through the implementation of norms, standards, and certifications. We support projects based on the fair and balanced distribution of added value for the benefit of small producers. It is essential to take into account the way in which these value chains are connected to the local communities where they are rooted: we support projects that anticipate the possible indirect effects of their activities on other value chains and on ecosystems, even if they are distant.