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Evaluation summary - BioGuinea
With support from the FFEM, the project has enabled the BioGuinea Foundation (FBG) to be operationalized and structured as the national conservation trust fund dedicated to the sustainable financing o...
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Tara back from Pacific expedition with startling data: motley map of reef health
After two and a half years navigating the Pacific, where over 40% of our planet’s coral reefs are found, the schooner Tara returned on October 27. Led by the Tara Expeditions Foundation, the Tara Paci...
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Conservation and innovative financing of high forest cover
The Amazon forest contains “vital reserves”, areas rich in both irrecoverable carbon and biodiversity. The FFEM’s support to four Amazon countries aims to encourage the emergence of innovative and sus...
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An international initiative for energy efficiency in building
The building sector accounts for a third of global energy consumption. The FFEM is taking part in an international initiative to provide appropriate, coordinated and systematic funding tools in around...
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Advancing Knowledge of the Marine Microbiome (Plankt’ECO)
The marine microbiome contributes to life on Earth, but our understanding of it remains limited. Led by the Tara Ocean Foundation, the Plankt’ECO project supports research on this topic and enhances e...
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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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Evaluation summary - TerrIndigena
he northern Amazon is one of the best-preserved areas of the Amazon biome, but it faces significant environmental, social and cultural pressures. TerrIndígena aims to strengthen territorial governance...
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Evaluation summary - MERCURE GUYANES
The MERCURE GUYANES project aims to reduce mercury contamination in the Guianas by phasing out its use in the artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM) sector and by helping to reduce mercury emiss...
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Evaluation summary - PEEB
The main objective of the programme is to reduce energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions in construction sector projects within the countries benefiting from the PEEB programme.
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Evaluation summary - Plankt’Eco
The Plankt’Eco project aims to strengthen scientific understanding of plankton and its links with marine ecosystems, to enhance the capacity of researchers from the Global South to carry out research,...
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Environmentally sound management of chemicals and hazardous waste
This call for project proposals is fully in line with the strategy of the FFEM for the period 2019-2022, addressing in particular the component on product life cycle, pollutions, and waste. The ca...
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World Biodiversity Day: A Global Tour of FFEM Solutions
To mark World Biodiversity Day, celebrated annually on May 22, the FFEM is highlighting several initiatives it supports around the world to preserve ecosystems and support local communities.
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Protect waterbirds in the large wetlands of the Sahel
Essential to the Sahel’s economy and agriculture, large wetlands are threatened by climate change and human activities. The RESSOURCE+ project is helping to preserve their natural resources and in par...
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Integrating scientific output on coastal and marine areas into decision-making
Although scientific understanding around marine environments continues to grow, these findings are still often overlooked by decision-makers and civil society. That is why the FFEM is supporting the I...
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A modulation power plant for Cameroon
The electrical energy sector in Cameroon has been experiencing significant growth in its peak demand for a number of years owing to strong urban demand. It is set to see its basic needs increase due t...
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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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The Ocean at the Heart of Solutions for Climate and Biodiversity
Essential to climate regulation, biodiversity, and the livelihoods of millions of people, the ocean covers more than 70% of the Earth’s surface but is now facing increasing pressures. To mark World Oc...
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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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Preservation of Lake Chad: contribution to the Lake development strategy
Contributing to preserving Lake Chad and its socioeconomic and environmental role for neighboring countries, by developing operational proposals, while preserving ecosystems, and via concerted water r...
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Evaluation summary - Vital reserves
The main objective of the project is to contribute to the conservation of the Amazon rainforest and to improve the well-being of local communities through the sustainable creation, protection, managem...
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