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Gentle solutions to preserve the West African coastline
The FFEM has awarded a grant to the Dakar Ecological Monitoring Centre for the implementation of a coastal risk management project in Benin, Senegal and Togo.
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The FFEM publishes its 2019-2022 strategy
With 120 million euros of financial resources being allowed for the 2019-2022 period, the FFEM sets a new strategy and defines its priority guidelines.
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Event: How to conciliate biodiversity and development in protected areas?
To what extent can protected areas help conserve biodiversity while contributing to the socio-economic development of local populations? The FFEM and AFD will present on Monday 13 the results of a pro...
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The FFEM launches a new call for project proposals on the “environmentally sound management of chemicals and h...
The FFEM launches a new call for project proposals on the “environmentally sound management of chemicals and hazardous waste” in developing countries.
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Energy transition projects: signing of two agreements with ADEME
On May 16, the FFEM and ADEME signed two funding agreements for the TyCCAO and ACT-DDPP projects.
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WORLD OCEAN DAY: THE FFEM LAUNCHES l'INITIATIVE MANGROVE
For the World Ocean Day, the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) is launching l’Initiative Mangroves.
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Publication of The FFEM at a glance: find out all about the FFEM
With 120 million euros of financial resources being allowed for the 2019-2022 period, the FFEM has just renewed its strategy and defined new priority guidelines. What are the new themes covered by the...
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Solar energy-powered motorbikes in Uganda: signature of the financing agreement for the Zembo project
On Tuesday 23 July, Zembo co-founder Etienne Saint-Sernin and FFEM Secretary-General Stéphanie Bougizes-Eschmann signed a financing agreement for €600,000.
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Libération: “Giving deforestation in Colombia the chop”
First published in Libération on 21 August 2019, this article revisits the sustainable forestry planning project in the Colombian Pacific region, supported by the FFEM, the EU and ONF Andina (French N...
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A LOOK AT THE INNOVATIVE NATURE OF ‘PROJECT RESSOURCE’ WITH CONSTANCE CORBIER-BARTHAUX
Between 1960 and 2000, the number of water birds in the great Sahel wetlands declined by about 40%. Project RESSOURCE aims to significantly improve living standards for the local populations of these...
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Event:Ocean-based solutions for climate action - feedback from the field and contributions from marine science...
A wide range of ocean-based solutions exist to limit climate change and its impacts on marine ecosystems, both in terms of mitigation and adaptation. The contributions of science and feedback from fie...
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RESTORING COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: A NEW FINANCING AGREEMENT
On 20 February 2020 in Mauritius, Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Hamada Madi, Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), signed a new financing...
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JANIQUE ETIENNE TALKS TO THE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ABOUT NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS AND CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATI...
Janique Etienne, FFEM head of Aquatic Ecosystem Resilience projects, took part in the French parliamentary think-tank session “Combating climate change and its effects” on 12 December 2019. During the...
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World Day of Social Justice: a look back at the Union Natural project in Colombia's Pacific region
On the occasion of World Day of Social Justice, we would like to share one of the flagship projects supported by the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM). Since 2018, the FFEM has been supporting...
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Small-Scale Initiatives Program : 20 years of Local Actions supported by the FFEM to help preserve African bio...
From February 2 to 7, the Forum celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Small Initiatives Program (PPI) marked two decades of concrete actions and exemplary commitments to the preservation of African...
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FFEM Insights: Xavier Debade, expert in ecosystem restoration and sustainable forest management
To better understand the work of the FFEM, we invite you to meet Xavier Debade, who joined FFEM in July 2023 as a project manager focusing on forest conservation and ecosystem restoration. As the larg...
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Women and Biodiversity: When Economic Inclusion Meets Forest Conservation in Cameroon
Since its creation, the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) has been supporting projects that reconcile environmental protection with reducing inequalities, ensuring the inclusion of women in ec...
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