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The 6 recommendations for more sustainable forest management in Central Africa
In focus: the forests of Central Africa. A priceless biodiversity reserve, the forests of Central Africa cover around 200 million hectares, almost one-quarter of which is used for industrial timber...
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The 6 recommendations to strengthen support for the agroecological transition
The agroecological transition in rural areas addresses major challenges such as food security, climate change, and the sustainable management of land and natural resources, thereby contributing to mor...
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The 8 recommendations for structuring carbon projects
Carbon finance is an innovative financial mechanism that attributes an “economic” value to reductions in greenhouse gas emissions achieved through carbon projects. These projects also provide signific...
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The 6 recommendations for promoting active mobility and climate action in African cities
African cities are experiencing rapid urbanisation and sustained demographic growth. These transformations are resulting in a sharp increase in travel, generating congestion, unsafe roads and pollutio...
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« Our Future Forests: Vital Reserves in the Amazon » : an ambitious commitment to Indigenous peoples and loca...
On August 9th, for International Day of the World4s Indigenous Peoples, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) Highlights a project supported by the French Ministry of the Economy, Finance...
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Resources and Publications of the Mangroves Initiative
Technological and scientific monitoring involves tracking the many mangrove restoration projects worldwide, practical guides, and newly developed technologies. This information will be provided by exp...
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IN FOCUS : Carbon finance, a level for a sustainable future
Carbon finance represents a key opportunity in the global fight against climate change and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. In this context, the FFEM plays a pivotal role by suppo...
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IN FOCUS : Promoting active transportation and climate action in african cities
To address the growing challenges related to mobility, air pollution and climate vulnerability in African cities, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), alongside the Ministry for Ecologic...
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IN FOCUS : Towards more sustainable management of Central African production forests
For nearly thirty years, the FFEM has been supporting the conservation and enhancement of biodiversity and the sustainable management of agricultural and forest territories; these two areas of interve...
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Claude Gascon : “The FFEM gives us access to a network of key stakeholders”
The 67th meeting of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Council is taking place in Washington, DC, from 17-20 June 2024. In this interview* Dr. Claude Gascon, GEF's Director of Strategy and Operatio...
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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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Strengthening civil society to protect biodiversity in Africa (PPI 7)
In continuation of the previous phases, phase 7 of the Small Initiatives Programme - PPI 7, implemented by the French Committee of IUCN, aims to support African civil society acting for the conservati...
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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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The FFEM presents itself to innovative French SMEs for the climate
As part of a meeting held at Business France on October 19th, the FFEM, alongside the Agence française de développement and the Ministry of the Economy, presented its financing tools for innovative co...
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Strengthening capacities and access to satellite data for forest monitoring in Central and West Africa
Preserving forests in Central Africa and West Africa by allowing countries in these two regions to define and implement administratively, economically and socially effective national REDD+ strategies....
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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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Soft solutions to combat coastal erosion in Senegal
The FFEM has made the resilience of aquatic and coastal ecosystems one of its key priorities. To this end, it’s funding a project in Senegal, Togo and Benin to develop soft solutions to combat coastal...
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WEEECAM project featured on Telesud TV
The project for sustainable management of waste electrical and electronic equipment in Cameroon (WEEECAM) was featured in a report on Telesud, the French language pan-African television network
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THE LATEST ON THE SWM PROGRAMME AND ‘RESSOURCE’ PROJECT
The SWM (Sustainable Wildlife Management) Programme has just published its 4th newsletter.
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