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Our role
Created in 1994 by the French government following the first Earth Summit, the FFEM has already supported more than 400 projects in over 120 countries, two-thirds of them in Africa and the Mediterrane...
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30 years of innovative solutions for living beings
For 30 years, FFEM has listened to science and relied on international conventions and agreements to guide its strategy, innovate and meet global environmental and development challenges.
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Working with FFEM
FFEM’s financing focuses on six areas of activity, related to the main international conventions or agreements: biodiversity, climate, international waters, land degradation – including deforestation,...
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Our governance
The FGEF has its own specific governance structure, with an interministerial steering committee, a scientific and technical committee and a secretariat that manages the operational and strategic cycle...
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Call for projects
As part of its activities, the FFEM regularly launches calls for thematic projects. A call for proposals or call for projects refers to the mechanism by which the FFEM, either directly or through a pr...
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Environmentally sound management of chemicals and hazardous waste
This call for project proposals is fully in line with the strategy of the FFEM for the period 2019-2022, addressing in particular the component on product life cycle, pollutions, and waste. The ca...
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CLOSED - Call for project proposals “One Health”
The call for projects seeks to encourage field-based actions founded on holistic approaches which uphold the intrinsic links between the three health - human health, animal health and the health of ec...
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Protecting biodiversity and ecosystems in the Ameca-Manantlán Corridor
Strengthening the sustainable management and ecosystem protection of the Ameca-Manantlán Corridor, with the aim of increasing biological connectivity between habitats and focusing on defining new cons...
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Conservation and sustainable development of the Xochimilco and Milpa Alta heritage area
Protect and sustainably restore the services provided to Mexico City by the heritage area and the Xochimilco, Tláhuac and Milpa Alta RAMSAR site, as they are essential for adapting the city to climate...
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Pilot project to fight against the deforestation and degradation of Miombo forest on the Gilé National Reserve and its periphery
Combating the deforestation and degradation of Miombo forest on the Gilé National Reserve (GNR) and its periphery by reducing the pressures on it, and mobilizing the REDD+ mechanism. Gilé is one of th...
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Program to support Livelihoods Fund
Livelihoods Fund is an innovative initiative of private and institutional investors. It allows local organizations that do not have access to investment to restore their ecosystem, by providing them w...
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Developing sustainable modes of production and consumption in the Uruguayan Protected Areas (SNAP)
Adopt sustainable modes of production and consumption in protected areas and adjacent territories, by strengthening quality chains that contribute to the protection of natural and cultural heritage, I...
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A community solar-powered lighting installation to facilitate access to electricity in Casamance
Although Senegal has great solar potential, in 2016 only 56.5% of the population had access to electricity. With financial support from the FFEM, Sunna Design has installed community solar-powered lig...
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Program for the development of a low-carbon building market adapted to climate change in Africa (Nubian Vault)
Ensuring African rural communities access to sustainable, adapted and ecological housing, with a very low carbon footprint, by working on measures for both climate change adaptation and mitigation....
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Preservation of Lake Chad: contribution to the Lake development strategy
Contributing to preserving Lake Chad and its socioeconomic and environmental role for neighboring countries, by developing operational proposals, while preserving ecosystems, and via concerted water r...
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Sustainability of community-based co-management and conservation of biodiversity in Guatemala’s Protected Areas system
Contributing to strengthening and extending SIGAP (Guatemalan System of Protected Areas) by giving a greater role to local and Indian communities in the management of these protected areas.
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Adaptation to climate change for agriculture in the Maghreb region: ACCAGRIMAG
Reducing the vulnerability of rainfed agriculture to the impacts of climate change in Morocco and Tunisia.
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