The main objective of the project was the monitoring and management of coastal risks in West Africa and the promotion of “soft solutions” for preventing and protecting against these risks, through the consolidation of a regional cooperation mechanism for generating and disseminating information...

Cashmere, an exceptionally fine animal fiber, is produced mainly in China and Mongolia, with around 40% of the world's cashmere coming from nomadic herds in Mongolia. The aim of the SPI-CD project is to combat desertification and improve the economic, social and environmental resilience...

Typha australis is a fast-growing reed which has been proliferating in the Senegal basin at increased rate following construction of the Diama anti-salt dam in 1988. This proliferation raises serious issues for public health, water security, natural risk prevention, and maintaining biodiversity...

The 44 municipalities which comprise the city’s wider metropolitan area are home to 25% of the country’s population and also constitute Central America’s most populous conurbation. The extensive urban sprawl, uncontrolled by the local authority, has occurred in areas that are topographically...

The countries involved in the P3FAC Project (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, CAR, DRC) are shaded by around 160 million hectares of dense rainforests, home to 10% of known global terrestrial biodiversity. Yet over half of these forests are also used in the wood production industry, and more than 1/3 of...

Despite having a rich and varied supply of energy sources, the electricity access rate in the Republic of Congo remains low, particularly in rural areas where it is below 15 % (World Bank, 2020). This is the case for M’bamou island, an exceptional site located on the Congo River between Kinshasa...

The aim of the Shark Fin Bay project was to restore biodiversity and fishery resources in Shark Fin Bay for the benefit of local populations and their food security, through the establishment of community marine protected areas, the abandonment of unsustainable fishing practices and the physical...

The overall objective of the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) project entitled “Creation of an Urban Nature Reserve and Managing Climate risks in the city of Santa Fe” is to design and develop an urban nature reserve in the West of the city of Santa Fe in order to nurture the...

The “Sustainable Small Islands initiative” has the goal of responding to the need for support and dialogue between the leaders of these territories in order to initiate, promote and enhance approaches to the preservation and sustainable management of natural resources on small islands within a...

The Agroforestry Technical Assistance Facility (ATAF), launched in 2016 to complement the Moringa Fund, aimed toto encourage the development of sustainable agriculture based on agroforestry, with the support of small farmers, through a Public-Private Partnership with agroforestry companies....

Carbon finance is essentially a way of assigning a value to the climate impact of actions on the ground. Carbon finance mechanisms were introduced through the Kyoto Protocol. They allow developed countries to offset their surplus greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by funding GHG reduction or carbon...

The artisanal fishing industry plays a very important role in Senegal. The green energy operator, Valorem, came up with the idea of developing and commissioning a demonstrator – CryoSolar – to meet this challenge. This standalone solar-powered cold room is installed in a container and can be...

Among the eight CTFs supported by AFD and  FFEM since 2005 and which are the subject of  this study, three are regional, the first covering  three Central African countries (FTNS), a second  focusing on Mediterranean Maritime Protected Areas (The MedFund) and a third focusing on  the...

The French Facility for Global Environment, Conservation International to support world’s Vital Reserves. €2.5 million investment aims to address both climate and biodiversity crises in Amazonia

In a context of increasing pressures on natural resources in the Mediterranean, the COGITO project aimed in particular to demonstrate that through consolidating processes and actions on pilot sites in a number of countries in the South and East of the Mediterranean (Albania, Algeria, Libya,...

Regarding the challenges of desertification in the Sahel, with repercussions on food security and livelihoods, the Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project started in 2018. Part of the decentralization process underway in Burkina Faso and Niger, the...

As in every country in the world, the amount of generated WEEE is increasing significantly in Cameroon. In 2019, the production of WEEE in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé was estimated at 23,000 T/year by BRGM. That production of WEEE/capita was expected to almost double by 2030, raising from...

Founded in 2002, the Conservation Finance Alliance is a unique collaborative and global network of conservation finance practitioners and experts whose mission is to “promote awareness, expertise, and innovation in conservation finance globally.”

To deliver its mission at the crossroads where development goals meet those for environmental protection, the FFEM has adopted 4 core principles that guide its support for projects that adopt innovative approaches to benefit local stakeholders. Promoting environmental co-benefits, meeting the...

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 governance and regulatory frameworks in countries, in accordance with commitments made in...