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Stimulate a sanitary revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa (PIVOT WORKS)
Proposing a renewable energy source from solid materials from waste water, sludge from latrines and septic tanks, to improve the health situation in Kigali.
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From Paris to Belem: 10 years of innovative solutions in the service of the Paris Agreement
As COP30 opens in Belém, ten years after the signing of the Paris Agreement, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) reminds us that innovative solutions do exist to turn climate ambitions i...
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A public-private partnership to improve the sustainability of forestry planning.
Central Africa is home to around 10% of global biodiversity. This area spans five countries and millions of hectares of forest. The FFEM supports the public-private partnership for the sustainable man...
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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...
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Technical assistance related to the Energy Access Fund
The Energy Access Fund is an impact fund set up at the initiative of Schneider Electric to invest in access to electricity for rural and semi-urban communities in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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Program to support Livelihoods Fund
Livelihoods Fund is an innovative initiative of private and institutional investors. It allows local organizations that do not have access to investment to restore their ecosystem, by providing them w...
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The 5th small-scale initiatives program (PPI 5)
Building on four previous phases, PPI5 supports African Civil Society Organizations by both funding small, concrete field projects focused on biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation—pr...
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Strengthening Community Resilience to Environmental Vulnerabilities in the Sine Saloum Delta
The project, led by the NEBEDAY association, aims to enhance the adaptive capacities and resilience of communities in the Sine Saloum Delta in the face of ecological, economic, and climate-related vul...
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Hydroelectric and solar energy to power essential services
In the remote rural areas of Congo, Pot@maï is deploying an innovative solution combining tidal and solar energy to power essential services. These autonomous units, designed with local communities, m...
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When energy innovation brings lasting change to regions
In the context of climate change, it is essential to highlight the central role of engineering in mitigating its effects. On World Engineering Day for Sustainable Development, the Pot@maï project prov...
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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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Participative forestry for local communities
The social forestry which has developed over the last two decades, in particular with the roll-out of community forests, has failed to deliver the expected social, economic and environmental planning...
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Management of plastic waste, in accordance with the Basel Convention
In line with the principles of the Basel Convention, the project supported by the FFEM aims to better protect human health and the environment against the adverse impacts of plastic waste in Cape Verd...
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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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Regional Platform for Advancing REDD+ Implementation in the Guiana Shield
The Guiana Shield, shared by Brazil (State of Amapá), France (French Guiana), Guyana, Suriname, Colombia, and Venezuela, is composed of largely intact primary tropical rainforests. These forests play...
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Sustainable funding for the Rwenzori Mountains National Park
To develop perennial sources of funding for the Rwenzori Mountains National Park and the local population, namely to increase tourism revenues and private sector mobilization by a water PES pilot pro...
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PhytoTrade. Certified natural products to preserve biodiversity and support local development in Southern Africa
Supporting PhytoTrade Africa (PTA), which plays a major role in promoting the management of environmental sustainability, the development of markets and inclusive supply chains for natural products a...
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Support Program for the Development of Low-Carbon and Climate-Resilient Development Strategies
Support four African countries in the process of developing a low-carbon and climate-resilient development strategy.
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Supporting pioneering social companies in access to energy, sanitation and clean water
Contributing to the reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and to sustainable development in developing countries by supporting the growth of companies producing and distributing solutions which grant...
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Multi-Stakeholder Partnership for the Sustainable Management of Protected Areas in the Indo-Burma Hotspot
Conserve biodiversity, maintain ecosystem services, and reduce local poverty in the Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspot, with the involvement of local communities and the private sector.
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