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Cameroon: commissioning the hydroelectric plant in Mbakaou
On 14 April, the first private hydroelectric power plant under 5 MW was commissioned in the village of Mbakaou. In the presence of the Cameroonian Energy Minister and the European Union Ambassador, th...
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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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PUBLICATION OF AN ONERC REPORT: “NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION”
The publisher Documentation française is today publishing an information and recommendations report from the French National Observatory on the Effects of Climate Change (ONERC) for France's Prime Min...
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Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann: “the ffem has been producing innovative ideas for the environment for 25 years”
The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) was launched after the first Earth Summit, in 1994. Since then, it has worked towards a single goal: to create synergies between environmental preserv...
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Covid-19 and lockdown: the FFEM team remains mobilised
In this unprecedented period of Covid-19 pandemic, involving the lockdown of many people, the FFEM team would like to assure its partners of the continuation of the appraisal of current projects. The...
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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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PUBLICATION OF THE OFB “NATURAL AREAS” JOURNAL: THE FFEM CALLS FOR SOLUTION-SHARING
The French Biodiversity Agency (OFB) has just published the latest issue of its “Espaces Naturels” (“Natural Areas”) journal. In the editorial, FFEM Secretary-General Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann invit...
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Aristide Takoukam: “Beyond its technological innovation, the project has encouraged true environmental citizen...
Aristide Takoukam is president and founder of the NGO AMMCO (African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization) in Cameroon. He explains how AMMCO has launched apps to monitor and protect endangered mar...
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Covid-19 crisis – Strengthening population's resilience by supporting conservancies in Northern Kenya
In the context of the Covid-19 crisis the FFEM is trying to deliver a concrete response to the country's most vulnerable populations, and to the economic sectors most affected by the crisis in Kenya,...
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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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Climate change
To fight against climate change, FFEM assists developing countries in their efforts for climate change mitigation and adaptation. It specifically promotes innovation in all its forms, as well as tr...
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Zembo project cited on Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle headline “Uganda’s motorbikes go green”; a look back at the Zembo project, supported by the FFEM, in a report broadcast by Deutsche Welle on 12 May 2020.
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Call for project proposals: Sustainable refrigeration and air-conditioning [CLOSED]
The FFEM is launching a new call for project proposals aimed at supporting innovations in “Sustainable refrigeration and air-conditioning” in developing countries.
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A LOOK BACK AT THE FFEM’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY EVENT
On 5 March 2020, the FFEM celebrated its 25th anniversary in the presence of Secretary-General Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann together with FFEM partners, former colleagues and friends.
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The FFEM Steering Committee welcomes Christophe Bories as its new President
Christophe Bories takes over from Cyril Rousseau at the helm of the FFEM’s Steering Committee. He replaces Mr Rousseau as Deputy Director of Multilateral Financial Affairs and Development at the Frenc...
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A new study into how invasive rodents are spreading in Senegal
New results have just emerged from the CERISE project.
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Information bulletin from the Equity programme for male-female equality in west Africa
The Equity programme has just published its latest information bulletin. Supported by the FFEM and the French Development Agency, its objective is to link economic development, ecology and gender equa...
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News from AMMCO: protecting large aquatic mammals in Cameroon
The African Marine Mammal Conservation Organization (AMMCO) has just published its July news bulletin
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Encouraging agroecology in arid regions: the Avaclim website is live!
Run by the French NGO CARI (Centre for International Action and Realisations) and its partners (eight local NGOs, the Research Institute for Development, SupAgro (French agronomic graduate school) and...
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