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Support and fortify fishing activities in Senegal
An activity essential to socio-economic balance in Senegal, fishing suffers the full impact of climate change. With the support of the FFEM, Valorem plans to test out a solar-powered cold room solutio...
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Restoration of coastal ecosystems to enhance the resilience of coastal communities
Coastal and marine ecosystems in the south-west Indian Ocean are essential both to the food security of coastal populations and to their adaptation to climate change. The FFEM is supporting the Indian...
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ZEMBO : Solar-powered motorcycle taxis to help promote energy transition in Ouganda
Taking advantage of lower-cost solar energy and electric batteries, together with booming mobile payment in Africa, the Zembo project hires out and sells e-bikes that can be recharged through a networ...
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Innovative management and financing for the biodiversity of Grand Bangweulu
The Kasanka Trust Limited (KTL) is an NGO responsible for managing the Kasanka National Park and the Kafinda game management area. With support from the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) a...
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Conservancies working to preserve Kenyan biodiversity
Kenya's biodiversity, amongst the richest in the world, is severely threatened by the loss or fragmentation of its natural habitats. To protect it, the FFEM is supporting the Northern Rangelands Trust...
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Starting a public-private dialogue to deliver on the Paris Agreement
The Paris Agreement objective – keeping the increase in global warming well below +2°C – cannot be achieved without the effective coordination of all concerned. The FFEM is supporting the ACT-DDP proj...
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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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Reducing underwater noise emitted by maritime transport and services in the Western Indian Ocean
Awareness of noise pollution generated by maritime transport and services and their potential ramifications on certain species will help protect the underwater ecosystem in the Western Indian Ocean. S...
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Developing hybrid governance to protect and manage special areas of the high seas
Because of their ecosystems and shifting positions, the Sargasso Sea and the Thermal Dome are both unique locations on the high seas. To contribute to protecting their biodiversity, this FFEM-supporte...
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Setting up workshops for locally manufacturing green products in Africa
The French company Lagazel manufactures quality solar products in Africa, particularly lamps, enabling large-scale development and distribution of “green” equipment. The project is supported by the FF...
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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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Promoting certified organic and fair-trade cocoa of excellence
With a view to improving the excellent cocoa value chain in the Amazon region, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, Kaoka and Conservation International are working to implement sustainable production to boost i...
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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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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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Encouraging the private sector to participate in biodiversity conservation
Active contribution to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals by the South American, Caribbean and African conservation trust funds (CTFs) is essential. This project, sponsored by the RedLAC and CAFÉ...
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African civil society, finance of small biodiversity- and climate-themed projects
To protect biodiversity and climate from further degradation, civil society must acquire the tools it needs to make a positive impact. Such is the goal of this FFEM-supported project, which aims to en...
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Promoting the emergence of North African civil society organisations working on biodiversitynord-africaines engagées en faveur de la biodiversité
Biodiversity conservation requires everyone to be involved, especially actors working on the ground. By supporting environmental projects, led by up-and-coming CSOs, this programme plays an important...
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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...
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Innovative local initiatives for the resilience of ecosystems and populations
The development of West Africa’s coastal zone is causing environmental degradation with adverse consequences for biodiversity and coastal communities. To slow - or even reverse -this trend the FFEM is...
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Resilience to climate change through an ecosystem-based approach
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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