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The Paysage Forestier Nord Congo project is now underway
This project, launched on 17 December 2020, uses the Landscape Approach to preserve biodiversity and sustainably manage natural resources, further advancing the region’s socio-economic development.
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The FoFauPopU project featured on “La Terre au Carré”
Broadcaster France Inter dedicated an entire programme on La Terre au Carré to the topic of imported deforestation, interviewing 2 FFEM partners: Sabrina Krief, primatologist at France’s Natural Histo...
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The FFEM publishes its new 2023-2026 strategy
Re-financed to the tune of €132 million for 2023-2026, the FFEM has a new strategy and is setting out its priority directions. This new FFEM strategy is the result of close consultation with its memb...
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Look back on the FFEM experience-sharing workshop on Marine Protected Areas held on 1 February in Vancouver
On the fringe of the 5th International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC5), held 3 - 9 February in Vancouver, the FFEM Secretariat and the French Biodiversity Agency organised an experience-shari...
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End of four-year period 2019-2022; strategy for 2023-2026: interview with Christophe Bories, Chair of the FFEM...
Chair of the FFEM Steering Committee, Christophe Bories, looks back on the period 2019-2022 and its defining moments, and comments on the challenges the FFEM should address over the next four years....
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Spotlight on the promising initial results from the “PRM2” project, uniting a concerted regional approach with...
17 March saw the holding of the second Steering Committee meeting for the project “Preserve the biodiversity of Mabi-Yaya & Strengthen the socio-economic development of the Mé” (PRM2) aiming to promot...
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The Chimanimani conservation area: moving towards a sustainable management model
To mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, we provide an update on the Chimanimani project. This project has been supported by the FFEM and AFD for the past 4 years to work on sustainable...
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Working towards a Global Plastics Treaty: showcasing FFEM-supported projects for sustainable management of pla...
From 29 May to 2 June 2023, Paris is hosting the second session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC), which is aiming to develop an international legally binding instrument to end pla...
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The BRIDGE project Steering Committee (COPIL): a key moment for international cooperation in support of biodiv...
The BRIDGE project Steering Committee (COPIL) was held in the FFEM’s offices from 19 to 21 April 2023. The event brought together all the project partners for a progress report and discussions on the...
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The FFEM presents its latest capitalisations: overviews of nature in a Latin American city, and the forests of...
At a round table organised on 13 June in Paris, the FFEM revealed its latest capitalisations highlighting two key themes: nature in a Latin American city and the sustainable management of Central Afri...
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The FFEM and its partners are committed to preserving indigenous territories in the Amazon region
The International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, celebrated annually on 9 August, provides an important opportunity to highlight the challenges facing these communities all over the world. Wit...
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The 185 member countries gathered for the GEF Assembly adopt two key agreements to protect biodiversity worldw...
Representatives from 185 countries gathered in Vancouver, Canada for the Seventh Assembly of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) from 22 to 26 August 2023. Marking a globally significant event, the...
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The FFEM publishes its new activity report 2022-2023
The French Global Environment Facility (FFEM) will celebrate its 30th anniversary with a new strategy and increased means of action for the period 2023-2026. With an ambition to finance projects amoun...
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COP 28 kicks off in Dubai: “Bringing the world together”
Thursday 30th November marked the start of the 28th UN Conference of the Parties on climate change in Dubai - an opportunity to review FFEM-supported projects and its integrated strategy for tackling...
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« One Health » approach : Launch of a new call for project proposals
In the framework of its new 2023-2026 strategy, the FFEM is launching a call for project proposals on combating sources of pollution impacting simultaneously the health of ecosystems, wildlife, and lo...
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France hosts the 1st "Buildings and Climate" Global Forum to build a low-carbon future
The first Buildings and Climate Global Forum, co-organised by France and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), is running from Thursday 7 to Friday 8 March. This event will welcome global p...
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Obtaining support from the FFEM for your “carbon finance” projects
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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