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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...
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Bioelectricity and Savannah Restoration in Namibia
The project aims to promote sustainable bush clearing practices to restore grazing lands, improve soil fertility, and enhance environmental and social benefits. By optimizing biomass supply to the Otj...
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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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Sustainable Fishing in the Lower Zambezi Transboundary Conservation Area (Pro Nature)
The Pro Nature project aims to reconcile biodiversity conservation with socio-economic benefits for local communities through conservation agreements, particularly for sustainable fishing, in the Lowe...
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The FFEM Mangroves Initiative: Building our resilience on nature
Mangroves play a major role in mitigating and regulating the impacts of climate change: they act as a bulwark against violent storms and contribute to carbon sequestration and storage. It is also esse...
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Digital accessibility
Because the French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) values inclusion and diversity, it is committed to a process of constant improvement of its site’s accessibility, especially for people with disab...
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Harnessing Nature-based Solutions for a Sustainable Blue Economy: Reflections on the FFEM Exchange Day ahead of the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference
The French Facility for the Global Environment (FFEM) had the pleasure to organize on Tuesday, June 3, 2025 with the Conservatoire du littoral, the Domaine de Rayol, the French Development Agency, IDD...
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Bridging Scientific Knowledge to Better Protect the Ocean
As the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC) approaches—taking place from June 9 to 13 in Nice—the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM), in partnership with the Tara Ocean Foundation,...
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FFEM and Partner Event Schedule at UNOC 3
This document compiles all the events of the FFEM and its partners at the UNOC 3 conference.
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The FFEM at the Heart of Ocean Protection Efforts during the 3rd United Nations Ocean Conference
On the occasion of the 3rd edition of the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) reaffirms its commitment to climate resilience and the preservation...
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Video : IN FOCUS : Carbon Finance: A powerful tool for a sustainable future
The project evaluation and capitalization processes of the FFEM are essential to highlight technical knowledge, science, local knowledge and innovative practices for future action. The multidimensi...
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Video : IN FOCUS : The forests of Central Africa
A priceless biodiversity reserve, the forests of Central Africa cover around 200 million hectares, almost one-quarter of which is used for industrial timber production… The second largest tropical...
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Video : In FOCUS : Integrating Nature into Cities in Latin America
Three quarters of the population in Latin America live in cities, which have been developed with no regard for the rich biodiversity which flourishes alongside them in the tropical climate. However, t...
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Presentation of the French Global Environment Facility (2025)
The French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) supports pilot and innovative projects in favour of the environment in developing countries. These projects contribute to the preservation of biodiversity...
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30 Years of the FFEM: Testimonial from Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)
As part of the FFEM’s 30th anniversary celebrations, we had the pleasure of hearing a video message from Mr. Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO of the Global Environment Facility (GEF), about the partnershi...
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Partner's Voice – The Ifrane Project in Morocco: Preserve, Innovate, Inspire by the FFEM
Hear from Zouhair Amhaouch, Head of the Department of National Parks and Protected Areas at the National Agency for Water and Forests, and coordinator of the Ifrane Project. Located in Morocco’s Mi...
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Vidéo : What is a marine protected area (MPA)?
Since its creation in 1994, the FFEM has focused its action on innovative environmental projects and aims to replicate them on a larger scale. To do this, it is essential to capitalise on the expe...
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