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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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Optimizing the production of goods and services by Mediterranean wooded ecosystems in a context of global changes
In a context of strong global changes, the project aims to encourage stakeholders to manage and / or restore Mediterranean woodlands with a perspective of sustainable supply of environmental goods and...
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Sustainable management of productive landscapes in Montañona (Montanona)
Redirecting the agricultural and animal production of a group of producers and leader communities towards sustainable agroforestry systems in order to ensure the productive capacity, preserve water su...
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Towards collaborative sustainable management of agropastoral resources
The FFEM is supporting Agronomes et Vétérinaires sans frontières (AVSF) in delivering the Dundi Ferlo project. Project goals: to restore degraded land in the regions of Louga and Matam, and to support...
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Manual on reinforcing the skill-sets of pastoral units in Senegal
Pastoral livestock is essential to the survival of communities, as it allows them to develop and maintain otherwise unusable land. This is the situation in the Ferlo region of north-eastern Senegal, w...
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FFEM and Desertification: From Local Innovation to Global Solutions
How can local initiatives be transformed into global solutions to address desertification? Desertification is advancing in many regions of the world, driven by the combined effects of climate chang...
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In the face of desertification and drought, innovating on the ground to build the solutions of tomorrow
The theme for the 2026 World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought is “Pastoral Landscapes: Recognize, Respect, Restore.” Hosted by Kenya, a country where pastures cover approximately 80% of the l...
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Typha, an Invasive Reed as a Renewable Fuel and Eco-Material
The Typha Combustible Construction West Africa (TyCCAO) project contributes to the energy transition and the fight against climate change by promoting the use of renewable biofuels and energy efficien...
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Transforming urban mobility in the South
Encouraging the implementation of sustainable low-carbon urban mobility policies in emerging and developing countries through an integrated multimodal planning approach at city level and through a sec...
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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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Promoting sustainable housing to improve equitable access to social housing
With burgeoning demographic growth, Senegal has a shortage of homes for the most vulnerable households. The PHARD project – supported by the FFEM – aims to facilitate their access to affordable, resil...
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For an innovative climate education in Africa
The ARRICE project supports Kenya, Senegal and Mauritius to integrate climate change education into their educational systems. Led by the Office for Climate Education (OCE) with the support of the FFE...
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Towards participatory and sustainable forest management in the Maya Biosphere Reserve
At the heart of the Selva Maya, the largest tropical rainforest in Central America, the forest communities of Petén have protected a unique model of sustainable management for 30 years. Building on th...
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Restoring nature and promoting sustainable agriculture with the communities of Costa Rica
The project aims to implement a pilot model for the development of sustainable agro-landscapes through participatory management in the lower basin of the Tempisque River and the inner part of the Gulf...
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Soft solutions to counter coastal erosion in West Africa
Coastal erosion along the West African coastlines is accelerated by human activity and climate change. To combat this phenomenon, the FFEM is supporting the Dakar Ecological Monitoring Centre in promo...
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Mini-hydraulics in Guinea
Improving the living conditions of populations in two localities of the region of Middle Guinea (Republic of Guinea), through electrification via a pico hydropower plant together with a photovoltaic s...
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Restoring mangrove ecosystems in the Caribbean (Mangroves OECO)
Mangroves are in decline worldwide. In the island states that are members of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), the disappearance of mangroves increases the vulnerability of coastal...
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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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Contributing to the sustainable management of coastal ecosystems in Madagascar (GECP BATAN)
Rich in marine and terrestrial biodiversity, the BATAN area in Madagascar is under significant anthropogenic pressure on ecosystems, which negatively impacts fisheries and local communities. The GECP...
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Rremodelling a vulnerable neighbourhood in Douala’s flood zone
As a result of urban sprawl, Douala’s vulnerable populations have started settling in wetlands that are lacking infrastructure and liable to flooding. Supported by the FFEM, the “Douala, sustainable c...
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