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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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Promote a new pedagogy to raise awareness about climate change in classrooms
Raising awareness among new generations about climate change starts at school. With the support of the FFEM, the Office for Climate Education (OCE) is pushing for primary and secondary education to ad...
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Sustainable Forest and Biodiversity Management Policy of the State of Amapá (AMAPA)
Consolidate the State's biodiversity management and conservation policy and establish a low-impact forestry sector in Amapá.
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ZEMBO : Solar-powered motorcycle taxis to help promote energy transition in Ouganda
Taking advantage of lower-cost solar energy and electric batteries, together with booming mobile payment in Africa, the Zembo project hires out and sells e-bikes that can be recharged through a networ...
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Toward a strengthened network of protected marine areas in West Africa
The West African coastline is subject to ever-growing and diverse pressures from human activities, mineral exploitation and coastal urbanisation. Its biodiversity is badly degraded, and the living con...
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Making coffee growers more resilient (PUR CAFE)
To restore degraded ecosystems and improve the resilience of small coffee growers to climate change, since 2019 the FFEM has been supporting an agroforestry project led by the “PUR Projet” enterprise....
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Working towards a stronger, more replicable sustainable cashmere industry in Mongolia
In Mongolia, the structure of the sustainable cashmere industry in the province of Bayankhongor combines economic development with natural resource management. The FFEM is supporting the Agronomes et...
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Leverage the prickly pear to adapt to climate change
Aridity is a major challenge for farmers in Morocco. Confronted with this issue, the prickly pear offers great potential as it only needs a little water. Atlas Inclusive Partners has benefited from FF...
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Supporting the gradual phasing-out of mercury in the Guianas
Small-scale gold mining is the greatest contributing factor in environmental destruction in the Guianas, and is responsible for 37% of global mercury emissions. To protect humans and the environment a...
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Innovative management and financing for the biodiversity of Grand Bangweulu
The Kasanka Trust Limited (KTL) is an NGO responsible for managing the Kasanka National Park and the Kafinda game management area. With support from the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) a...
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Soft solutions to counter coastal erosion in West Africa
Coastal erosion along the West African coastlines is accelerated by human activity and climate change. To combat this phenomenon, the FFEM is supporting the Dakar Ecological Monitoring Centre in promo...
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Support and fortify fishing activities in Senegal
An activity essential to socio-economic balance in Senegal, fishing suffers the full impact of climate change. With the support of the FFEM, Valorem plans to test out a solar-powered cold room solutio...
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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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Agrivoltaic solutions to generate electricity and reduce water stress
Since 1960, Morocco has suffered a pronounced rise in average temperatures and a worrying fall in precipitation. To generate electricity while also reducing water stress, the FFEM is supporting an agr...
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Starting a public-private dialogue to deliver on the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement objective – keeping the increase in global warming well below +2°C – cannot be achieved without the effective coordination of all concerned. The FFEM is supporting the ACT-DDP proj...
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Multi-stakeholder partnership for the sustainable management of protected areas in the Indo-Burma hotspot
Conserving biodiversity, maintaining ecosystem services and reducing local poverty in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, involving local communities and the private sector.
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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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Toward a new equilibrium between forest, fauna and populations.
Rich in exceptional biodiversity, the region around the Kibale national park has for several decades been subject to various destabilizing factors, from intensive poaching through to the use of danger...
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Typha, an Invasive Reed as a Renewable Fuel and Eco-Material
The Typha Combustible Construction West Africa (TyCCAO) project contributes to the energy transition and the fight against climate change by promoting the use of renewable biofuels and energy efficien...
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Developing a sustainable management method for Colombia’s Pacific region forests
Deforestation and illegal logging comprise two major environmental and socio-economic challenges for Colombia’s Pacific region. The FFEM is supporting Colombia in developing sustainable management for...
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