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The FFEM at the One Ocean Summit 9 - 11 February

The FFEM will be participating alongside its partners in a number of events at the Summit.

RESTORING COASTAL ECOSYSTEMS IN THE INDIAN OCEAN: A NEW FINANCING AGREEMENT

On 20 February 2020 in Mauritius, Jean-Yves Le Drian, France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs, and Hamada Madi, Secretary-General of the Indian Ocean Commission (IOC), signed a new financing...

About The French Facility for Global Environment

Sustainable management and conservation of the marine environment in the south-west area of the Indian Ocean

Capitalise and disseminate best practices in the areas of integrated coastal zone management and the protection of marine and coastal biodiversity

Interview on RFI: Costa Rica – Benin, a South-South mobilisation to save the mangroves

Janique Etienne, Head of marine and coastal ecosystems at the FFEM, was interviewed on “C’est pas du vent”, RFI’s environmental magazine, broadcast on 16 April.

Protecting the World's Small Islands: A Collaborative Photography Exhibition at the Paris Zoological Park

The FFEM has joined forces with the Conservatoire du Littoral and numerous other international partners to create the exhibition “Small Islands: Pioneers of Sustainable Development” and raise public a...

Coastal and high seas management

FFEM finances operations on the integrated management and resilience of coastal and marine areas. It supports actions for integrated sustainable management from watersheds to the high seas, beyond...

Toward a new equilibrium between forest, fauna and populations.

Rich in exceptional biodiversity, the region around the Kibale national park has for several decades been subject to various destabilizing factors, from intensive poaching through to the use of danger...

Restoring soils and the multifunctionality of degraded forest landscapes

The depletion of forest resources represents both an environmental and a socio-economic challenge for Côte d’Ivoire. To restore the soils and preserve organic carbon stores, the FFEM is supporting the...

Ecosystem management of the páramos in the Macizo Colombiano

The Macizo Colombiano project, supported by the FFEM via a subsidy of €1.1 million aims to reinforce the sustainable management of the páramo ecosystems by supporting the institutions in charge of the...

Preserve and manage of wetlands for the metropolitan balance of Mexico City (XOCHIMILCO)

The wetlands in Mexico provide vital services to Mexico City as it adapts to climate change. However, these are under serious threat from increasing urban pressure. The pilot project supported by the...

Conservation and Sustainable Development in the Pointe à Larrée Territory

Promote sustainable and integrated development in the area of influence of the Pointe à Larrée Special Reserve, located in the Analanjirofo Region of Madagascar.

Datawall of the 2020 - 2021 FFEM activity report

The FFEM invites you to discover its 2020 - 2021 activity report through a new digital medium, a datawall gathering all the testimonies present in the report and the major news published on our websit...

Agroecology and the One Health approach to reducing agricultural pollution in Africa (DAETOX)DAETOX)

The DAETOX project supports the agroecological transition of local areas to reduce pollution from agri-food systems in Benin, Senegal and the DRC. Based on the One Health approach, it sustainably impr...

A new production models favouring biodiversity in Brazil

The biodiversity of the natural pastures on the Brazilian Pampas is threatened by land conversion to monoculture farming. To protect this biodiversity, the project – supported by the FFEM – aims to pr...

Supporting the gradual phasing-out of mercury in the Guianas (MERCURE GUYANES)

Small-scale gold mining is the greatest contributing factor in environmental destruction in the Guianas, and is responsible for 37% of global mercury emissions. To protect humans and the environment a...

Promoting sustainable housing to improve equitable access to social housing

With burgeoning demographic growth, Senegal has a shortage of homes for the most vulnerable households. The PHARD project – supported by the FFEM – aims to facilitate their access to affordable, resil...

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...

Boosting socio-ecological resilience and developing a blue economy

Heavily impacted by climate change, the Western Indian Ocean is home to critical ecosystems on which several million people depend. The WIOCOR project, supported by the FFEM, contributes to effective,...

Our governance

The FFEM has its own specific governance structure, with an interministerial steering committee, a scientific and technical committee and a secretariat that manages the operational and strategic cycle...