Publications and media
Evaluation summary of the integrated production system for sustainable cashmere project (SPI-CD)
Cashmere, an exceptionally fine animal fiber, is produced mainly in China and Mongolia, with around 40% of the world's cashmere coming from nomadic herds in Mongolia. The aim of the SPI-CD project...
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Evaluation overview Typha Combustible Construction Afrique de l’Ouest project (TyCCAO)
Typha australis is a fast-growing reed which has been proliferating in the Senegal basin at increased rate following construction of the Diama anti-salt dam in 1988. This proliferation raises serious...
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Evaluation overview of the project "Public-private partnership to sustainably manage the Central African Fores...
The countries involved in the P3FAC Project (Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, CAR, DRC) are shaded by around 160 million hectares of dense rainforests, home to 10% of known global terrestrial biodiversity. Yet...
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Evaluation overview of the project "Guatemala City Green Belt"
The 44 municipalities which comprise the city’s wider metropolitan area are home to 25% of the country’s population and also constitute Central America’s most populous conurbation. The extensive urban...
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Marine ecosystems: the restoration of mangroves
The FFEM has supported multiple projects dedicated to the protection, management and restoration of mangroves, as part of its strategy on Resilience of aquatic ecosystems. To improve their effectivene...
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Evaluation overview of the project Essential Services Unit (ESU) in a rural area powered by a tidal stream tur...
Despite having a rich and varied supply of energy sources, the electricity access rate in the Republic of Congo remains low, particularly in rural areas where it is below 15 % (World Bank, 2020). This...
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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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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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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 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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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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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 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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Evaluation of AFD and FFEM contributions to biodiversity conservation trust funds (2005-2019)
Among the eight CTFs supported by AFD and FFEM since 2005 and which are the subject of this study, three are regional, the first covering three Central African countries (FTNS), a second focusing on M...
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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 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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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 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 summary Conservation Finance Alliance (CFA) Horizon 2026:Amplifying sustainable funding for conserv...
Founded in 2002, the Conservation Finance Alliance is a unique collaborative and global network of conservation finance practitioners and experts whose mission is to “promote awareness, expertise, and...
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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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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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