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The latest on the SWM programme and Ressource project
The SWM (Sustainable Wildlife Management) Programme has just published its 9th newsletter. The work is now entering its final phase.
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Loubassa’a tidal stream generator was commissioned a year ago, harnessing the energy of the Congo River for so...
The Essential Services Unit (ESU) for Loubassa village, located on M’bamou island in the Republic of the Congo, was brought on stream on 15 October 2021. The ESU's special technical feature is that i...
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The FFEM publishes its new 2023-2026 strategy
Re-financed to the tune of €132 million for 2023-2026, the FFEM has a new strategy and is setting out its priority directions. This new FFEM strategy is the result of close consultation with its memb...
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Look back on the FFEM experience-sharing workshop on Marine Protected Areas held on 1 February in Vancouver
On the fringe of the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), held 3 - 9 February in Vancouver, the FFEM Secretariat and the French Biodiversity Agency organised an experience-shari...
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End of four-year period 2019-2022; strategy for 2023-2026: interview with Christophe Bories, Chair of the FFEM...
Chair of the FFEM Steering Committee, Christophe Bories, looks back on the period 2019-2022 and its defining moments, and comments on the challenges the FFEM should address over the next four years....
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Working towards a Global Plastics Treaty: showcasing FFEM-supported projects for sustainable management of pla...
From 29 May to 2 June 2023, Paris is hosting the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), which is aiming to develop an international legally binding instrument to end pla...
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The BRIDGE project Steering Committee (COPIL): a key moment for international cooperation in support of biodiv...
The BRIDGE project Steering Committee (COPIL) was held in the FFEM’s offices from 19 to 21 April 2023. The event brought together all the project partners for a progress report and discussions on the...
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The FFEM presents its latest capitalisations: overviews of nature in a Latin American city, and the forests of...
At a round table organised on 13 June in Paris, the FFEM revealed its latest capitalisations highlighting two key themes: nature in a Latin American city and the sustainable management of Central Afri...
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The FFEM and its partners are committed to preserving indigenous territories in the Amazon region
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, celebrated annually on 9 August, provides an important opportunity to highlight the challenges facing these communities all over the world. Wit...
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The 185 member countries gathered for the GEF Assembly adopt two key agreements to protect biodiversity worldw...
Representatives from 185 countries gathered in Vancouver, Canada for the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) from 22 to 26 August 2023. Marking a globally significant event, the...
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The FFEM publishes its new activity report 2022-2023
The French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a new strategy and increased means of action for the period 2023-2026. With an ambition to finance projects amoun...
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COP 28 kicks off in Dubai: “Bringing the world together”
Thursday 30th November marked the start of the 28th UN Conference of the Parties on climate change in Dubai - an opportunity to review FFEM-supported projects and its integrated strategy for tackling...
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« One Health » approach : Launch of a new call for project proposals
In the framework of its new 2023-2026 strategy, the FFEM is launching a call for project proposals on combating sources of pollution impacting simultaneously the health of ecosystems, wildlife, and lo...
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Aristide Takoukam: “Beyond its technological innovation, the project has encouraged true environmental citizen...
Aristide Takoukam is president and founder of the NGO AMMCO (African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization) in Cameroon. He explains how AMMCO has launched apps to monitor and protect endangered mar...
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Covid-19 crisis – Strengthening population's resilience by supporting conservancies in Northern Kenya
In the context of the Covid-19 crisis the FFEM is trying to deliver a concrete response to the country's most vulnerable populations, and to the economic sectors most affected by the crisis in Kenya,...
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Soft solutions to combat coastal erosion in Senegal
The FFEM has made the resilience of aquatic and coastal ecosystems one of its key priorities. To this end, it’s funding a project in Senegal, Togo and Benin to develop soft solutions to combat coastal...
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Climate change
To fight against climate change, FFEM assists developing countries in their efforts for climate change mitigation and adaptation. It specifically promotes innovation in all its forms, as well as tr...
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Zembo project cited on Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle headline “Uganda’s motorbikes go green”; a look back at the Zembo project, supported by the FFEM, in a report broadcast by Deutsche Welle on 12 May 2020.
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