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Contributing to the development of agroecology in dry areas
Faced with the challenge of climate change, agroecology offers a solution - especially in dry areas - but remains very poorly funded and rarely receives public authority support. To contribute to its...
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Conserving and sustainably exploiting seamount ecosystems and hydrothermal vents in the high seas
Improving the management of high seas marine ecosystems is essential. To do so, we need to deepen our scientific knowledge and the way it is managed. To this end, the FFEM is supporting a conservation...
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Developing sustainable modes of production and consumption in the Uruguayan Protected Areas (SNAP)
Adopt sustainable modes of production and consumption in protected areas and adjacent territories, by strengthening quality chains that contribute to the protection of natural and cultural heritage, I...
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In Cuba, nature-based solutions for a littoral more resilient to climate change (Résilience bleue)
The Résilience bleue (or blue resilience)project strengthens ecological and community resilience by using nature-based solutions in the two largest island countries of the Caribbean, Cuba and the Domi...
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Conserving and developing biodiversity in the Balkan mountains
Combining biodiversity conservation and sustainable economic development by developing the promotion of local products and the patrimony in the Balkan mountains.
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The FFEM unveils its new capitalization initiative : "IN FOCUS - Carbon finance : a level for a sustainable fu...
On January 21 in Paris, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) organized a hybrid event to mark the publication of its capitalization work "In Focus carbon finance: a powerful tool for a su...
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After 6 years of partnership, the participative governance of Mediterranean MPAs shows promising results
The Mediterranean basin is today considered a global biodiversity hotspot. Its exceptional flora includes some 15,000-25,000 species, 60% of which are endemic to the region. However, over-fishing, coa...
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CLOSED - Call for project proposals “One Health”
The call for projects seeks to encourage field-based actions founded on holistic approaches which uphold the intrinsic links between the three health - human health, animal health and the health of ec...
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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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The PPI, a tool for African CSOs
Since 2006, The Small-Scale Initiatives Program (PPI), supported by the FFEM and implemented by the French Committee of the IUCN in West Africa and in Central Africa, and in North Africa through UICN...
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FFEM’s financing focuses on six areas of activity, related to the main international conventions or agreements: biodiversity, climate, international waters, land degradation – including deforestation,...
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Find all the answers to the most frequently asked questions about FFEM and how it works.
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Co-create and raise awareness to improve agricultural system resilience
In Egypt and Lebanon, water stress, desertification and over-exploitation of the water table are damaging agriculture. The FFEM is supporting the SupMed project in order to reduce this over-exploitati...
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Innovate to reduce plastic pollution on the islands of Kerkennah in Tunisia
Plastic waste represents an increasingly significant and problematic pollution in the world. To support the pilot island site of Kerkennah in managing this issue, the FFEM supports the Plast'ile proje...
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African civil society’s involvement in Nature Conservation: the newly-launched website of the Small-scale Ini...
Paris, 11 March 2021 – Six months ahead of the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress, to be held in Marseille in September 2021, the Small-scale Initiatives Programme (PPI), run by the IUCN’s French Nati...
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Press release - Vital Reserves in Amazonia
The French Facility for Global Environment, Conservation International to support world’s Vital Reserves. €2.5 million investment aims to address both climate and biodiversity crises in Amazonia
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“The Plast’ile project aims to have a global impact for ecosystems and populations alike”: interview with Sylv...
Supported by the SMILO NGO and signed-off by the FFEM during the IUCN’s World Conservation Congress in September 2021, the goal of the Plast’ile project is to put in place sustainable management of pl...
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Adaptation and low-carbon transition in cities and territories
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, especially in cities where more than 55% of the world’s population currently resides, and where an estimated 68% will reside by 2050. These urban areas are h...
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Biodiversity conservation and enhancement
Human activities have significantly altered both terrestrial (75%) and marine (66%) surfaces, endangering nearly one million animal and plant species. To reconcile conservation and development, FFEM c...
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Aquatic ecosystems resilience brochure
High seas, coastlines, wetlands, and freshwater hydrosystems: their role is crucial for climate regulation. By causing ocean acidification or sea level rise, anthropogenic pressures threaten these nat...
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