Publications and media
Certified forest management: a new recommendations guide aimed at Central African businesses
This guide on sustainable management and recommendations regarding certification is a summary of knowledge regarding the social and environmental aspects of forest management in the Congo Basin. It...
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Annual Report 2012
A funding instrument of French bilateral cooperation and development Policy dedicated to environmental protection, the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) has been involved since 1994 in six are...
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Conservation Trust Fund Investment Survey
This report covers the performance of Conservation Trust Funds during the calendar year of 2011 and relies on information provided by 31 Funds in Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean and Asia about en...
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Small Initiatives for a Full-Scale Program
The SSIP focuses on Sub-Saharian African countries, included Madagascar, because of their extraordinary but threatned biodiversity, mainly due to extreme poverty. In these countries, livelihoods rely...
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Tropical Forests Report: milestones and new challenges. Towards new guidelines for French players?
The report is the 3rd from the National Tropical Forests Working Group after those issued in 2003 and 2006. It reviews tropical forest issues arising among the French players concerned government admi...
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The REDD+ Mechanism: A Summary for Forest Concession Holders in Central Africa Variantes selon le ton souhait...
This guide is intended as a practical tool for forest concession holders in Central Africa. The mechanism for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation—also including conservatio...
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The FFEM and French commitments to REDD+
The mechanism called Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries (REDD+) was entered into the Cancun Agreement, validated by the 16th session of the Conference...
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REDD+ at project scale - assessment and development guide
The guide to REDD+ at project scale was produced by ONF International and presented at COP 16 in Cancun. It was developed with the BioCarbon Fund, the Regional Delegation for Cooperation in the Southe...
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Annual Report 2010
In 2010, FFEM grant commitments amounted to 21.03 M€. A further 31.89 M€ was earmarked for projects identified but not yet launched. The FFEM continued its mission to protect the global environment,...
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Annual Report 2011
Strengthened by its fifth four-year replenishment cycle (2011-2014) with an amount of 95 million euros, the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) started 2011, declared by the United Nations as "I...
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Performance review of investments made by trust funds for biodiversity conservation
This is the third in a series of assessment reports on the performance of conservation trust funds from 2006 to 2009. Conservation Trust Funds for (CTFs) are innovating mechanisms designed to ensure c...
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Annual Report 2009
2009 was the 15th year of activity for the French Global Environment Facility. Since its creation, it has been supporting innovative activities in favour of the global environment that can be repli...
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FFEM : Financing biodiversity preservation
The earth’s biodiversity, meaning all genes, species and ecosystems on our planet, is gravely under threat. To help preserve it, the FFEM finances projects designed to give practical expression to the...
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Small-Scale Initiatives – a dedicated programme
With the Small-Scale Initiatives (SSI) programme, the FFEM has created a financial tool dedicated to building capacities among the civil societies of French-speaking Africa to conduct practical projec...
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Brochure FFEM : Financing action combating climate change
Global Warming is the result of the greenhouse effect which in turn is due to an increase of GHG, especially carbon gas, in the atmosphere. In keeping with the guidelines of the United Nations Framew...
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Annual Report 2008
The year 2008 was marked by mounting international recognition of “green” responses to multiple and interdependent crises.
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UNIDO in Africa: Mobilizing Resources for the 21st Century
In sub-Saharan Africa, over 20 per cent of youth is unemployed while 62 per cent of the African urban population lives in slum conditions. UNIDO in Africa: Mobilizing Resources for the 21st Century e...
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FFEM Brochure on the project "Réseau de fondations pour la biodiversité en Hongrie
The federation of natural areas conservatories supports the project designed together with five Hungarian public foundations for nature conservation. The project aims at safeguarding significant ecos...
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Ecological monitoring of fish populations in Bamboung’s Bolong Marine Protected Area
Ecological monitoring of fish populations in Bamboung’s Bolong Marine Protected Area
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Video : IN FOCUS : Carbon Finance: A powerful tool for a sustainable future
The project evaluation and capitalization processes of the FFEM are essential to highlight technical knowledge, science, local knowledge and innovative practices for future action. The multidimensi...
Video : In FOCUS : Integrating Nature into Cities in Latin America
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...