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...

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 contributes to global biodiversity conservation goals by involving local residents in the...

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 anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and an accelerated loss of biodiversity. FFEM addresses...

High seas, coastlines, wetlands, and freshwater hydrosystems: their role is crucial for climate regulation. By causing ocean acidification or sea level rise, anthropogenic pressures threaten these natural environments. To ensure socio-environmental resilience of ecosystems and local populations...

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 highly impacted by the effects of climate change. FFEM promotes low-carbon adaptation and...

The Forest Management Plan (FMP) is the main tool for sustainable management of commercial forests in Central Africa. It is designed to ensure the industry is profitable for public and private stakeholders while preserving the goods and services provided by these forests (biodiversity, carbon...

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, the way in which these cities are being designed and developed is starting to change, with nature...

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 transition of cities and territories whose population density is constantly increasing....

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 intervention have been strengthened under the new 2023-2026 strategy. Research and forest management...

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 committed out of €4.5 billion in total project budget 397 projects...

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 production. The second largest tropical forest range on Earth -...

Strategy document 2023-2026

Reallocated 132 million euros for the period 2023-2026, the FFEM has adopted a new strategy and defined its priority orientations. The FFEM's new strategy is the culmination of a collegial process involving its member institutions, its Scientific and Technical Committee and its secretariat...

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 of African Funds for the Environment), to jointly achieve the 2030 action goals for biodiversity...