Global warming is impacting ecosystems and biodiversity globally, but particularly so in arid regions. The Avaclim project, supported by the FFEM and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) promotes agro-ecology and other related initiatives in the Maghreb, Africa, Brazil and India to combat the

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Mauritania is characterized by fast-growing fisheries that have developed over the past several decades from low levels of fishing to intense fishing and have led to severe decreases in biomass and severe signs of overexploitation. To ensure sustainable fisheries, a primary goal of science-based

Pastoral livestock is essential to the survival of communities, as it allows them to develop and maintain otherwise unusable land. This is the situation in the Ferlo region of north-eastern Senegal, where most of the population depends on herding and transhumance for their food and other needs

To address the large number of approaches to implementing pastoral units, in 2017 Agronomes et Vétérinaires Sans Frontières, under the co-ordination of the Ministry of Livestock and Animal Production, compiled a Guide to implementing and managing Pastoral Units in Senegal. This document is an

This study investigated whether gastrointestinal helminth (GIH) assemblages changed over time in native (Mastomys erythroleucus) and/or invasive (M. m. domesticus) rodent populations sampled at an invasion front, and whether these potential changes may be associated to the invasion success of the

Forests across the world stand at a crossroads where climate and land-use changes are shaping their future. Despite demonstrations of political will and global efforts, forest loss, fragmentation, and degradation continue unabated. No clear evidence exists to suggest that these initiatives are

Over the past decade, Mauritania has made progress on the security and political stability fronts but has largely skirted social justice and equity questions. Such questions are never too far from the surface, especially as the country moves closer to realizing its vision of a resource-rich economy

For 25 years, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) has been financing projects that combine environmental conservation with local development in the global South. Our initiatives are squarely focused on innovation and a partnership-based approach

The "FFEM at a glance" offers an overview of the FFEM's activities, its priority themes, its areas of intervention, examples of supported projects, and its financing tools