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Desalinate seawater using solar energy
Water supply is a major issue for small island communities. To address this, the solar-powered seawater desalination technology developed by the company Mascara enables the production of drinking wate...
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Innovative financing of biodiversity
Mobilizing additional and innovative resources for biodiversity conservation. FFEM’s action aims to support the achievement of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and to...
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Promote the development of a local photovoltaic industry for the industrial sector.
Fuel oil and gas are the traditional fuels powering industry: that is the case for the cement plant owned by Sococim Industries, the Senegalese subsidiary of the French group Vicat. To address its gro...
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A network of community solar lighting systems to facilitate access to electricity in Casamance
Despite Senegal’s significant solar potential, only 56.5% of the population had access to electricity in 2016. With financial support from the FFEM, the company Sunna Design installed community solar...
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Better understanding of water resources
With its unique biodiversity, the Congo River basin is subject to many pressures whose impacts are little documented. To improve resilience and adaptation to climate change, the FFEM supports the Inte...
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Nurturing local photovoltaic energy generation for the industrial sector
Fuel oil and gas are the traditional fuels powering industry: that is the case for the cement plant owned by Sococim Industries, the Senegalese subsidiary of the French group Vicat. To address its gro...
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Promoting and formalising artisanal wood logging to reduce forest degradation
In Central Africa unregulated artisanal wood logging is endangering state-led efforts to sustainably manage the forestry resources. To reduce the resulting impact on forest degradation, the FFEM is su...
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Ensure access to renewable electricity and essential services through a floating tidal stream turbine
600 million people in Africa have no access to electricity. To combat this energy insecurity while reducing greenhouse gas emissions, the FFEM is supporting a pilot project to install a tidal stream t...
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Integrating scientific output on coastal and marine areas into decision-making
Although scientific understanding around marine environments continues to grow, these findings are still often overlooked by decision-makers and civil society. That is why the FFEM is supporting the I...
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Sustainable Financing of Biodiversity Conservation via the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
Promoting sustainable conservation financing in the region is vital in order to safeguard Caribbean biodiversity under threat from climate change. This is why the FFEM and AFD have agreed to help prov...
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Conserving and sustainably exploiting seamount ecosystems and hydrothermal vents in the high seas
Improving the management of high seas marine ecosystems is essential. To do so, we need to deepen our scientific knowledge and the way it is managed. To this end, the FFEM is supporting a conservation...
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Reducing underwater noise emitted by maritime transport and services in the Western Indian Ocean
Awareness of noise pollution generated by maritime transport and services and their potential ramifications on certain species will help protect the underwater ecosystem in the Western Indian Ocean. S...
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Developing hybrid governance to protect and manage special areas of the high seas
Because of their ecosystems and shifting positions, the Sargasso Sea and the Thermal Dome are both unique locations on the high seas. To contribute to protecting their biodiversity, this FFEM-supporte...
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Setting up workshops for locally manufacturing green products in Africa
The French company Lagazel manufactures quality solar products in Africa, particularly lamps, enabling large-scale development and distribution of “green” equipment. The project is supported by the FF...
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Integrating environmental risk into sovereign ratings
The financial company Beyond Ratings has developed a methodology integrating environmental risk into sovereign ratings. The objective is to help build a new economic model and channel investments towa...
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Encouraging the private sector to participate in biodiversity conservation
Active contribution to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals by the South American, Caribbean and African conservation trust funds (CTFs) is essential. This project, sponsored by the RedLAC and CAFÉ...
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African civil society, finance of small biodiversity- and climate-themed projects
To protect biodiversity and climate from further degradation, civil society must acquire the tools it needs to make a positive impact. Such is the goal of this FFEM-supported project, which aims to en...
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Promoting the emergence of North African civil society organisations working on biodiversitynord-africaines engagées en faveur de la biodiversité
Biodiversity conservation requires everyone to be involved, especially actors working on the ground. By supporting environmental projects, led by up-and-coming CSOs, this programme plays an important...
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Restoring soils and the multifunctionality of degraded forest landscapes
The depletion of forest resources represents both an environmental and a socio-economic challenge for Côte d’Ivoire. To restore the soils and preserve organic carbon stores, the FFEM is supporting the...
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Innovative local initiatives for the resilience of ecosystems and populations
The development of West Africa’s coastal zone is causing environmental degradation with adverse consequences for biodiversity and coastal communities. To slow - or even reverse -this trend the FFEM is...
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