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The FFEM at a glance (2019 Edition)
The "FFEM at a glance" offers an overview of the FFEM's activities, its priority themes, its areas of intervention, examples of supported projects, and its financing tools.
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Association between temporal patterns in helminth assemblages and successful range expansion of exotic Mus mus...
This study investigated whether gastrointestinal helminth (GIH) assemblages changed over time in native (Mastomys erythroleucus) and/or invasive (M. m. domesticus) rodent populations sampled at an inv...
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The Global Forest Transition as a Human Affair
Forests across the world stand at a crossroads where climate and land-use changes are shaping their future. Despite demonstrations of political will and global efforts, forest loss, fragmentation, and...
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The role of marine protected areas in sustaining fisheries: The case of the National Park of Banc d’Arguin, Ma...
Mauritania is characterized by fast-growing fisheries that have developed over the past several decades from low levels of fishing to intense fishing and have led to severe decreases in biomass and se...
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Brochure presenting the Avaclim project
Global warming is impacting ecosystems and biodiversity globally, but particularly so in arid regions. The Avaclim project, supported by the FFEM and the Global Environment Facility (GEF) promotes...
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Biodiversity at FFEM
Since its creation in 1994, biodiversity has remained one of the FFEM’s priority action areas. This will be particularly showcased in 2021 through a number of international events, such as the World C...
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A concept for sustainable blue tourism
The tourism industry, and mass tourism in particular, is causing considerable environmental damage. The FFEM is supporting a project seeking to help develop sustainable post Covid tourism in the Medit...
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One Limpopo One Health: addressing the challenges of human, animal and ecosystem health together
Climate change and anthropic-derived pressures are exacerbating the competition between livestock and wildlife for use of Mozambique’s natural resources. The One Limpopo One Health (OLOH) project, sup...
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“Educating to conserve”: improving nature conservation through education.
How can the management of protected areas in Africa be improved? With support from the FFEM, the “Educating to conserve” project strengthens the capabilities of professionals in protected areas while...
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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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For a Plastic-Free Mediterranean Sea (BeMed+)
To combat plastic pollution in the Mediterranean, the association Beyond Plastic Med (BeMed) supports pilot initiatives. Its objectives are to build a network of stakeholders, strengthen their capacit...
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Sustainable development for small islands
The FFEM is supporting the Small Islands Organisation (SMILO) in its scaling-up of actions to embed long-term development of small islands and extend the “sustainable island” accreditation to new isla...
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Integrating biodiversity into regional planning in Southern Africa
The FFEM is supporting the SBAPP Project “Building biodiversity knowledge for action in Southern Africa” across South Africa, Mozambique, Malawi and Namibia, which promotes an integrated approach brin...
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Carbon credits to finance sustainable housing
Through the ACACIAS project, the FFEM is supporting the implementation of a carbon credit mechanism for developing sustainable construction in Benin and Ghana.
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Abating Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Obsolete RAC equipment
Domestic refrigerators and air conditioning can be highly emissive of greenhouse gases. To reduce their impact on the climate, the FFEM is supporting the Agora project, sponsored by the UNDP. The goal...
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Programme for Energy Efficiency in Buildings
Demand for air-conditioning in buildings will only rise in coming years, fuelling greenhouse gas emissions. Faced with this issue, the PEEB Cool programme, launched in 2023, contributes to the dissemi...
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Sustainable refrigerators accessible to all
In Benin, the company Qotto plans to distribute solar-powered refrigerators to thousands of homes in rural areas.
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Supporting the ecological and energy transition in the Malagasy highlands (TOTEM)
Based on a unifying operational entry point (hydroelectric generation and distribution), the TOTEM project (Terri-tOires en Transition Ecologique in Madagascar) led by the FFEM is the continuity of t...
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