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The WEEECAM project handling electrical and electronic equipment waste featured in Le Monde
Le Monde has just published an article on the “ecological time bomb” that waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) represents in Cameroon. The article described the WEEECAM project - supp...
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Afrik21: An article on the FFEM’s latest collaboration with the PRCM
The green economy and sustainable development media outlet, Afrik21, looked at one of the projects recently financed by the FFEM. On 29 March, the FFEM and the Regional Partnership for the Conservatio...
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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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Meet the FFEM at the World Forestry Congress
The XV World Forestry Congress opens on 2 May in Seoul, bringing together the leading players in the forestry sector to assess the current state of forests and their future. With the theme of “Buildin...
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Le Monde features the success of the first sustainable cocoa initiative In Côte d’Ivoire
Le Monde has published a piece on an organic fair trade cocoa initiative in Côte d’Ivoire, showcasing the Société coopérative équitable du Bandama (SCEB) with its plans to extend organic production me...
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Patrice Burger : “Agroecology must be on the agenda if it’s to become a tool recommended by the COP”
The 15th Conference of Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification starts this Monday 9 May in Abidjan, one week after publication of the latest UNCCD report. According...
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The FFEM and its partners are committed to preserving indigenous territories in the Amazon region
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, celebrated annually on 9 August, provides an important opportunity to highlight the challenges facing these communities all over the world. Wit...
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The 185 member countries gathered for the GEF Assembly adopt two key agreements to protect biodiversity worldw...
Representatives from 185 countries gathered in Vancouver, Canada for the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) from 22 to 26 August 2023. Marking a globally significant event, the...
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The FFEM publishes its new activity report 2022-2023
The French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a new strategy and increased means of action for the period 2023-2026. With an ambition to finance projects amoun...
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COP 28 kicks off in Dubai: “Bringing the world together”
Thursday 30th November marked the start of the 28th UN Conference of the Parties on climate change in Dubai - an opportunity to review FFEM-supported projects and its integrated strategy for tackling...
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« One Health » approach : Launch of a new call for project proposals
In the framework of its new 2023-2026 strategy, the FFEM is launching a call for project proposals on combating sources of pollution impacting simultaneously the health of ecosystems, wildlife, and lo...
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France hosts the 1st "Buildings and Climate" Global Forum to build a low-carbon future
The first Buildings and Climate Global Forum, co-organised by France and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is running from Thursday 7 to Friday 8 March. This event will welcome global p...
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Obtaining support from the FFEM for your “carbon finance” projects
Carbon finance is essentially a way of assigning a value to the climate impact of actions on the ground. Carbon finance mechanisms were introduced through the Kyoto Protocol. They allow developed coun...
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Innovation at the heart of solutions to reconcile forest and humanity
First reservoir of terrestrial biodiversity, forests are, along with land, a formidable lever for climate regulation. Deforestation from agriculture causes nearly a quarter of anthropogenic greenhouse...
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Supporting community conservation to reconcile local development and biodiversity conservation in northern Ken...
Hailed as one of the most mega-biodiverse nations in East Africa, Kenya is home to over 6,500 plant species along with over 1,000 birds and about 350 mammals. Despite its rich biodiversity, many of Ke...
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The FFEM and its partners meet at the "Immersed in Change" conference to exchange best practices in ocean gove...
On June 7 and 8, 2024, San José will host the "Immersed in Change" international conference, a key event in the run-up to the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), scheduled to take place in Nice in...
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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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PPI-OSCAN - the North African Civil Society Organisations - Programme des Petites Initiatives- is 10 years old
On 16-18 May, a decade of commitment to biodiversity conservation in North Africa was celebrated in Agadir, Morocco. To mark this event, the International Union for Conservation of Nature has, through...
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