Publications and media
Biodiversity conservation and enhancement
Human activities have significantly altered both terrestrial (75%) and marine (66%) surfaces, endangering nearly one million animal and plant species. To reconcile conservation and development, FFEM c...
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Adaptation and low-carbon transition in cities and territories
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, especially in cities where more than 55% of the world’s population currently resides, and where an estimated 68% will reside by 2050. These urban areas are h...
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Sustainable management of agricultural and forests landscapes
As the primary reservoir of terrestrial biodiversity, forests, along with lands, serve as a powerful lever for climate regulation. Agricultural-related deforestation accounts for nearly a quarter of a...
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Circular solutions and fight against pollution
FFEM supports projects that tackle pollution and implement circular solutions. It accompanies integrated approaches that consider the entire product life cycle. It also supports the strengthening of g...
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The 6 recommandations for Integrating, Preserving and Restoring Nature in Cities
Three quarters of the population in Latin America live in cities, which have been developed with no regard for the rich biodiversity which flourishes alongside them in the tropical climate. However, t...
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IN FOCUS - Towards more sustainable management of Central African production forests
For nearly thirty years, the FFEM has been supporting the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity and the sustainable management of agricultural and forest territories; these two areas of interve...
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IN FOCUS - Integrating nature into cities in Latin America
The sustainable city and more specifically Nature in the city are at the heart of the strategy of the FFEM for 10 years by encompassing both biodiversity conservation issues, adaptation and low-carbon...
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The FFEM in a nutshell (2023 Edition)
Through our funding, the FFEM aims to encourage innovative, useful, and effective approaches. To do so, we support pilot projects to test solutions and learn lessons and since 1994 : €490 M comm...
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The 6 recommendations for more sustainable forest management in Central Africa
In focus: the forests of Central Africa. A priceless biodiversity reserve, the forests of Central Africa cover around 200 million hectares, almost one-quarter of which is used for industrial timber...
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FFEM strategy document 2023-2026
On the occasion of its budget replenishment for the 2023-2026 period, the FFEM is adopting a new strategy and defining its priority orientations. This new strategy is the result of a collective reflec...
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The BRIDGE Project Brochure
The BRIDGE Project seeks to promote strategic alliances between the private sector and CTFs that are part of RedLAC (Latin American and Caribbean Network of Environmental Funds) and CAFÉ (Consortium o...
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Freshwater ecosystems: eutrophication and cyanobacteria
Eutrophication of surface waters on the African continent is accelerating, due to the cumulative effect of population growth and associated anthropogenic pollution, and climate change risks further am...
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See the side event ACT DDP at COP26
Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann spoke at this ACT-DDP side-event at COP26. The event presented the first lessons learned from this project led by Ademe and IDDRI, concerning the low-carbon transition of c...
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Overview of participatory science for the sustainable management of natural resources in the protected areas o...
This document is one of the final deliverables of the RENFORESAP project about participatory science for the sustainable management of natural resources. The project runs for three years (2018-2021) w...
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Marine ecosystems: Mangroves, coastal anchorages
The current ecological crisis marked by a significant degradation of ecosystems in a context of global change requires stronger and more sustainable protection of coral reefs and mangroves, which are...
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Publication of a Guide on Coral Reefs
The current ecological crisis, marked by significant degradation of ecosystems in a context of global change, calls for stronger and more sustainable protection of coral reefs and mangroves—hotspots o...
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The new brochure presenting intersecting capitalisation in PPI and PPI OSCAN programmes
Over 330 projects have been financed since the launch of the Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI) in 2006 and the PPI OSCAN (North African civil society organisations) in 2014. The FFEM, IUCN Frenc...
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Capitalisation on Protected marine areas (MPA)
Since its creation in 1994, the FFEM has favoured innovative environmental projects that can be replicated at larger scale. To do so, it is essential to capitalise on experiences gained from these pro...
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Marine ecosystems: conservation of the biodiversity of deep-sea seamounts
The FFEM publishes a new guide on the conservation of biodiversity in offshore seamounts. This book is a synthesis of the results obtained by the project “Conservation and sustainable exploitation of...
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The FFEM publishes its new 2020 – 2021 Annual 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. This new report presents the FFEM’s action...
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Marine ecosystems: the bay contract
The FFEM publishes a new methodological guide on berry contracts to promote integrated coastal management and enable sustainable development of coastal zones. This book builds on the experience gai...
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