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Integrating environmental risk into sovereign ratings
The financial company Beyond Ratings has developed a methodology integrating environmental risk into sovereign ratings. The objective is to help build a new economic model and channel investments towa...
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Ecological compensation to reconcile development and biodiversity
Arguably, some of the environmental impacts of the extractive industries and major development works are irreducible. In these cases, ecological compensation may be used to reconcile economic developm...
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Resilience to climate change through an ecosystem-based approach (PEBACC+)
Marine and coastal ecosystems play a key role in the economy and biodiversity of the Pacific Islands, but today are particularly threatened by climatic disruption. To bolster the resilience of these i...
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TerrIndigena, for the rights of indigenous communities and their environment
The project, financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) with a subsidy of €5.72 million, supports efforts underway to protect the Ama...
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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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Improving access to energy through an innovative public-private partnership model
In Cameroon, lack of access to reliable electricity impacts upon the socio-economic development of local communities. The FEDACAM project, supported by the FFEM, has the objective of improving access...
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Promoting agroecology for more sustainable agricultural and food systems
In response to local demographic and economic challenges, agriculture in the Mekong region has shifted towards specialization and intensification. A choice whose impact on the environment raises quest...
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Territorial Approach: A Lever for Socio-environmental Resilience (Resilient Territories)
Due to increasing anthropogenic pressures, three African landscapes of high biodiversity importance face a threatened future. To support the affected ecosystems and communities, this FFEM-backed proje...
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Plastic pollution and strengthening the circular economy (ExPLOI)
Thousands of tonnes of plastic are dumped every year into the oceans, with no precise traceability. The Indian Ocean Plastic Expedi-tion (Expédition Plastique Océan Indien - ExPLOI) aims to combat pl...
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Toward more sustainable forest planning in support of biodiversity
Rich in important biodiversity, the dense forest of the Congo basin is under serious threat from human activities. Supported by the FFEM, the innovative DynAfFor project seeks to implement sustainable...
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Supporting sustainable sectors and watershed development in Southern Haiti
Southern Haiti is home to a wealth of biodiversity, but has fragile ecosystems which are under serious threat from climate change and human pressures. This “green economy” project, instigated by the A...
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Reducing the environmental impact from the essential oils distillation sector
The production of essential oils, particularly ylang-ylang, is vital to the Union of the Comoros. However, the sector contributes to the deforestation of the region and weakens ecosystems and biodiver...
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Adapting family-run production systems to climate change through agroecology in Bolivia
In Bolivia, the CIPCA NGO is promoting sustainable family-run agriculture to respond to the challenges of climate change, biodiversity degradation and food security. The initiative, supported by the F...
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Multi-stakeholder partnership for the sustainable management of protected areas in the Indo-Burma hotspot 2
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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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...
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Support for the implementation of the energy efficiency policy of the Palestinian Authority
Supporting the implementation of the national energy efficiency policy.
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Natural Resource Management Program in Vulnerable Areas in Tunisia
Rural regions play an essential socio-economic role in Tunisia, but depend on natural resources threatened by over-exploitation and climate change. To support their development, the FFEM is supporting...
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"Porto-Novo, Green City: Strategic Planning and Sustainable Developments
To offer the city and its inhabitants a vision for urban development that integrates the principles of sustainable development through a strategic planning approach.
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Support for the integrated management of the bays of Hai Phong, Ha Long and Bai Tu Long
Contributing to the sustainable development of Ha Long Bay, Bai Tu Long Bay and the Hai Phong estuary, by developing integrated coastal zone management in these three areas based on a “bay contract” a...
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Agroforestry Technical Assistance Facility (ATAF)
The programme promotes the development of agroforestry-based sustainable agriculture, by supporting small-scale farmers, through a Public-Private Partnership with agroforestry companies.
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