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IN FOCUS - Integrating nature into cities in Latin America
The sustainable city and more specifically Nature in the city are at the heart of the strategy of the FFEM for 10 years by encompassing both biodiversity conservation issues, adaptation and low-carbon...
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Aquatic ecosystems resilience brochure
High seas, coastlines, wetlands, and freshwater hydrosystems: their role is crucial for climate regulation. By causing ocean acidification or sea level rise, anthropogenic pressures threaten these nat...
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Biodiversity conservation and enhancement
Human activities have significantly altered both terrestrial (75%) and marine (66%) surfaces, endangering nearly one million animal and plant species. To reconcile conservation and development, FFEM c...
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Adaptation and low-carbon transition in cities and territories
Greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, especially in cities where more than 55% of the world’s population currently resides, and where an estimated 68% will reside by 2050. These urban areas are h...
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Sustainable management of agricultural and forests landscapes
As the primary reservoir of terrestrial biodiversity, forests, along with lands, serve as a powerful lever for climate regulation. Agricultural-related deforestation accounts for nearly a quarter of a...
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Circular solutions and fight against pollution
FFEM supports projects that tackle pollution and implement circular solutions. It accompanies integrated approaches that consider the entire product life cycle. It also supports the strengthening of g...
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Activity report for 2022-2023
To deliver its mission at the crossroads where development goals meet those for environmental protection, the FFEM has adopted 4 core principles that guide its support for projects that adopt innovati...
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Evaluation overview WEEECAM Project E-waste Sustainable Management in Cameroon
As in every country in the world, the amount of generated WEEE is increasing significantly in Cameroon. In 2019, the production of WEEE in the cities of Douala and Yaoundé was estimated at 23,000 T/ye...
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Evaluation overview Project Forest and Landscape Restoration and Sustainable Land Management in the Sahel (RFP...
Regarding the challenges of desertification in the Sahel, with repercussions on food security and livelihoods, the Forest and Landscape Restoration (FLR) and Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Project...
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Evaluation summary of the COGITO project
In a context of increasing pressures on natural resources in the Mediterranean, the COGITO project aimed in particular to demonstrate that through consolidating processes and actions on pilot sites in...
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Press Release - Vital reserves in Amazonia
The French Facility for Global Environment, Conservation International to support world’s Vital Reserves. €2.5 million investment aims to address both climate and biodiversity crises in Amazonia
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Evaluation overview of the FISP Use of solar-powered cooling to help Senegalese fisheries better adapt to clim...
The artisanal fishing industry plays a very important role in Senegal. The green energy operator, Valorem, came up with the idea of developing and commissioning a demonstrator – CryoSolar – to meet th...
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Note for project iniators using "carbon finance"
Carbon finance is essentially a way of assigning a value to the climate impact of actions on the ground. Carbon finance mechanisms were introduced through the Kyoto Protocol. They allow developed coun...
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Evaluation overview Agroforestery Technical Assistance Facility (ATAF) project
The Agroforestry Technical Assistance Facility (ATAF), launched in 2016 to complement the Moringa Fund, aimed toto encourage the development of sustainable agriculture based on agroforestry, with the...
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Evaluation overview The “Sustainable Small Islands Initiative” SMILO project
The “Sustainable Small Islands initiative” has the goal of responding to the need for support and dialogue between the leaders of these territories in order to initiate, promote and enhance approaches...
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Marine ecosystems: Oceanic plankton, Climate and Development
The collaboration between the FFEM and the Tara Ocean Foundation began in 2015 with the instruction of the Ocean Plankton, Climate and Development project: it was the beginning of a collective adventu...
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Evaluation overview Urban Nature Reserve and Managing Climate risks in the city of Santa Fe project
The overall objective of the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) project entitled “Creation of an Urban Nature Reserve and Managing Climate risks in the city of Santa Fe” is to design and de...
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Evaluation overview of the Shark Fin Bay project
The aim of the Shark Fin Bay project was to restore biodiversity and fishery resources in Shark Fin Bay for the benefit of local populations and their food security, through the establishment of commu...
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