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Conservation of the Banc d'Arguin National Park and other Mauritanian coastal and marine protected areas

The Conservation Trust Fund BACOMAB will finance the conservation of the Banc d'Arguin National Park and other Mauritanian coastal and marine protected areas. FFEM will contribute to the endowment f...

Improving access to clean cooking energy in the Sahel

In the Sahel, forest degradation is accelerating, raising critical climate, economic and social challenges. One of the main drivers is the use of fuelwood, the primary energy source for households. To...

Securing financing for protected marine areas in the Mediterranean

Highly sensitive to climate change, the Mediterranean’s marine biodiversity is also threatened by human economic activity. To enhance the Sea's protection, the FFEM is funding a project intended to se...

Ensure development of all the North Congo landscape

The Congo basin is one of the world’s richest forest regions in terms of biodiversity and resources. Exploitation of the forest there is critical to economic development, and its sustainability is ess...

Towards collaborative sustainable management of agropastoral resources

The FFEM is supporting Agronomes et Vétérinaires sans frontières (AVSF) in delivering the Dundi Ferlo project. Project goals: to restore degraded land in the regions of Louga and Matam, and to support...

Small-Scale Initiatives Program for Civil Society Organizations in North Africa

Strengthening young Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Algeria, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia in the environmental field, by financing several small-scale projects and capacity building actions.

Promoting the emergence of North African civil society organisations working on biodiversitynord-africaines engagées en faveur de la biodiversité

Biodiversity conservation requires everyone to be involved, especially actors working on the ground. By supporting environmental projects, led by up-and-coming CSOs, this programme plays an important...

Better understanding of water resources

With its unique biodiversity, the Congo River basin is subject to many pressures whose impacts are little documented. To improve resilience and adaptation to climate change, the FFEM supports the Inte...

Conservancies working to preserve Kenyan biodiversity

Kenya's biodiversity, amongst the richest in the world, is severely threatened by the loss or fragmentation of its natural habitats. To protect it, the FFEM is supporting the Northern Rangelands Trust...

Conservation meets Innovation at the Chimanimani conservation area

The Chimanimani conservation area undergoes the impacts of illegal activities such as poaching, placer mining and land clearance. The FFEM supports the concerted management model that is being put in...

Reducing underwater noise emitted by maritime transport and services in the Western Indian Ocean

Awareness of noise pollution generated by maritime transport and services and their potential ramifications on certain species will help protect the underwater ecosystem in the Western Indian Ocean. S...

PPI5 : the 5th small-scale initiatives program

Building on four previous phases, PPI5 supports African Civil Society Organizations by both funding small, concrete field projects focused on biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation—pr...

Small-Scale Initiatives Program (PPI 4)

Following on from the previous phases, the fourth phase of the Small-Scale Initiatives Program (PPI) aims to strengthen African civil society on environmental issues in countries where it is historica...

African civil society, finance of small biodiversity- and climate-themed projects

To protect biodiversity and climate from further degradation, civil society must acquire the tools it needs to make a positive impact. Such is the goal of this FFEM-supported project, which aims to en...

Abating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Obsolete RAC equipment

Domestic refrigerators and air conditioning can be highly emissive of greenhouse gases. To reduce their impact on the climate, the FFEM is supporting the Agora project, sponsored by the UNDP. The goal...

Third Small Grants Programme

Building on four previous phases of the program, PPI3 supports African Civil Society Organizations by both funding small-scale, concrete field projects focused on biodiversity conservation and climate...

The Global Environment Facility (GEF): A key player in global environmental financing

The Global Environment Facility (GEF) is an international financial institution established in 1991 on the initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Environment...

Restoration, conservation and sustainable management of mangroves to combat global warming

In decline, mangroves play a crucial role in the fight against global warming and their resources are central to the lives of the local communities in Costa Rica and Benin. By supporting this restorat...

Assessing for accountability and progress

Evaluations are central to FFEM's mandate to strengthen accountability, inform decisions and guide action.

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