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Conservancies working to preserve Kenyan biodiversity
Kenya's biodiversity, amongst the richest in the world, is severely threatened by the loss or fragmentation of its natural habitats. To protect it, the FFEM is supporting the Northern Rangelands Trust...
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Conservation meets Innovation at the Chimanimani conservation area (BioPaisagem)
The Chimanimani conservation area undergoes the impacts of illegal activities such as poaching, placer mining and land clearance. The FFEM supports the concerted management model that is being put in...
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Protect Mediterranean wetlands with the civil society
Human activity is taking its toll on the wetlands of the Mediterranean basin, causing degradation and loss. An ever increasing number of active civil society organisations are working together to prot...
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Strengthening the sustainable management of natural forests in the Moyen-Ouémé region
In Benin, the Communauté Forestière of Moyen-Ouémé (CoForMO) has implemented an innovative multi-actor governance arrangement to rehabilitate forest cover while encouraging local economic development...
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Sustainably financing conservation in Cameroon's Deng Deng National Park
In Cameroon, Deng Deng National Park has been established to protect the great ape populations. To ensure its long-term financing, part of the water rights generated by the Lom Pangar hydro-electric d...
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Securing financing for protected marine areas in the Mediterranean
Highly sensitive to climate change, the Mediterranean’s marine biodiversity is also threatened by human economic activity. To enhance the Sea's protection, the FFEM is funding a project intended to se...
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Agro-gazélec : Re-using agricultural and agro-industrial wastes in West Africa
In Benin and along the Côte d’Ivoire, waste from cashew nut growing is polluting the environment. Coordinated by the NGO Urja Nishati and supported by a subsidy from the FFEM, the Agro_gazélec project...
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Encourage recovery of the fish stocks on the Mesoamerican Reef
The fishing resources on the Mesoamerican Reef are indispensable to the food security of local populations as well as to the economic development of their neighbouring countries. To encourage sustaina...
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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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Strengthen the Mediterranean Protected Areas Network
The Mediterranean’s Marine Protected Areas do not benefit from the qualitative monitoring they deserve, for lack of the necessary financial and human resources. In response, the innovative project sup...
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A blue innovation boosting the resilience of coastal communities and marine ecosystems
As an area of global importance for marine conservation, the Big Islands region – whose communities depend on fishing – has a duty to preserve its fishing resources for both environmental and human re...
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A sustainable, resilient and equitable development in the Nouakchott region
Nouakchott, the capital of Mauritania, is subject to climate and demographic pressures. Alongside this, access to public transport and lighting is limited. The ARENDDRE project, supported by the FFEM,...
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Co-create and raise awareness to improve agricultural system resilience
In Egypt and Lebanon, water stress, desertification and over-exploitation of the water table are damaging agriculture. The FFEM is supporting the SupMed project in order to reduce this over-exploitati...
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Boosting socio-ecological resilience and developing a blue economy
Heavily impacted by climate change, the Western Indian Ocean is home to critical ecosystems on which several million people depend. The WIOCOR project, supported by the FFEM, contributes to effective,...
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A concept for sustainable blue tourism
The tourism industry, and mass tourism in particular, is causing considerable environmental damage. The FFEM is supporting a project seeking to help develop sustainable post Covid tourism in the Medit...
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One Limpopo One Health: addressing the challenges of human, animal and ecosystem health together
Climate change and anthropic-derived pressures are exacerbating the competition between livestock and wildlife for use of Mozambique’s natural resources. The One Limpopo One Health (OLOH) project, sup...
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“Educating to conserve”: improving nature conservation through education.
How can the management of protected areas in Africa be improved? With support from the FFEM, the “Educating to conserve” project strengthens the capabilities of professionals in protected areas while...
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Sustainable development for small islands
The FFEM is supporting the Small Islands Organisation (SMILO) in its scaling-up of actions to embed long-term development of small islands and extend the “sustainable island” accreditation to new isla...
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