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WEEECAM: Building a pioneering treatment system for electrical and electronic waste in Africa
Classified as “hazardous” by the Basel Convention, waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) represents a major ecological and health issue. In Africa, the lack of infrastructure and collection...
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Evaluation summary - PPI 6
Launched in 2006, the Small Initiatives Programme (PPI), funded by FFEM and implemented by the French Committee of IUCN, supports African civil society in its biodiversity conservation actions. Phase...
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RESSOURCE : Protecting Waterbirds in the Major Sahelian Wetland Areas
A range of pressures in the Sahel-Saharan region have disrupted the functioning of the Sahel’s large, biodiversity-rich wetlands. To improve the management of natural resources, particularly waterbird...
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World Biodiversity Day: A Global Tour of FFEM Solutions
To mark World Biodiversity Day, celebrated annually on May 22, the FFEM is highlighting several initiatives it supports around the world to preserve ecosystems and support local communities.
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World Mangroves Day: For more than 10 years, the FFEM has been working to restore essential ecosystems to tomorrow’s coasts
On the occasion of the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, celebrated on July 26, FFEM highlights more than ten years of commitment to the restoration of these essential...
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African civil society, finance of small biodiversity- and climate-themed projects
To protect biodiversity and climate from further degradation, civil society must acquire the tools it needs to make a positive impact. Such is the goal of this FFEM-supported project, which aims to en...
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Evaluation summary - Protecting Waterbirds in the Major Sahelian Wetland Areas (RESSOURCE)
The RESSOURCE project (2017–2020) aimed to improve the conservation status of Sahelo-Sudanian wetlands and waterbird populations, in a context of increasing pressures from resource use (harvesting, ag...
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Protect waterbirds in the large wetlands of the Sahel
Essential to the Sahel’s economy and agriculture, large wetlands are threatened by climate change and human activities. The RESSOURCE+ project is helping to preserve their natural resources and in par...
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Restoration, conservation and sustainable management of mangroves to combat global warming
In decline, mangroves play a crucial role in the fight against global warming and their resources are central to the lives of the local communities in Costa Rica and Benin. By supporting this restorat...
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Contributing to the development of agroecology in dry areas
Faced with the challenge of climate change, agroecology offers a solution - especially in dry areas - but remains very poorly funded and rarely receives public authority support. To contribute to its...
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Conserving and sustainably exploiting seamount ecosystems and hydrothermal vents in the high seas
Improving the management of high seas marine ecosystems is essential. To do so, we need to deepen our scientific knowledge and the way it is managed. To this end, the FFEM is supporting a conservation...
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Developing sustainable modes of production and consumption in the Uruguayan Protected Areas (SNAP)
Adopt sustainable modes of production and consumption in protected areas and adjacent territories, by strengthening quality chains that contribute to the protection of natural and cultural heritage, I...
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In Cuba, nature-based solutions for a littoral more resilient to climate change (Résilience bleue)
The Résilience bleue (or blue resilience)project strengthens ecological and community resilience by using nature-based solutions in the two largest island countries of the Caribbean, Cuba and the Domi...
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Conserving and developing biodiversity in the Balkan mountains
Combining biodiversity conservation and sustainable economic development by developing the promotion of local products and the patrimony in the Balkan mountains.
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The FFEM unveils its new capitalization initiative : "IN FOCUS - Carbon finance : a level for a sustainable fu...
On January 21 in Paris, the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) organized a hybrid event to mark the publication of its capitalization work "In Focus carbon finance: a powerful tool for a su...
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After 6 years of partnership, the participative governance of Mediterranean MPAs shows promising results
The Mediterranean basin is today considered a global biodiversity hotspot. Its exceptional flora includes some 15,000-25,000 species, 60% of which are endemic to the region. However, over-fishing, coa...
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CLOSED - Call for project proposals “One Health”
The call for projects seeks to encourage field-based actions founded on holistic approaches which uphold the intrinsic links between the three health - human health, animal health and the health of ec...
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Stéphanie Bouziges-Eschmann: “the ffem has been producing innovative ideas for the environment for 25 years”
The French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) was launched after the first Earth Summit, in 1994. Since then, it has worked towards a single goal: to create synergies between environmental preserv...
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The PPI, a tool for African CSOs
Since 2006, The Small-Scale Initiatives Program (PPI), supported by the FFEM and implemented by the French Committee of the IUCN in West Africa and in Central Africa, and in North Africa through UICN...
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Our governance
The FFEM has its own specific governance structure, with an interministerial steering committee, a scientific and technical committee and a secretariat that manages the operational and strategic cycle...
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