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Sustainable Financing of Biodiversity Conservation via the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund
Promoting sustainable conservation financing in the region is vital in order to safeguard Caribbean biodiversity under threat from climate change. This is why the FFEM and AFD have agreed to help prov...
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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 hybrid governance to protect and manage special areas of the high seas
Because of their ecosystems and shifting positions, the Sargasso Sea and the Thermal Dome are both unique locations on the high seas. To contribute to protecting their biodiversity, this FFEM-supporte...
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Setting up workshops for locally manufacturing green products in Africa
The French company Lagazel manufactures quality solar products in Africa, particularly lamps, enabling large-scale development and distribution of “green” equipment. The project is supported by the FF...
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Integrating environmental risk into sovereign ratings
The financial company Beyond Ratings has developed a methodology integrating environmental risk into sovereign ratings. The objective is to help build a new economic model and channel investments towa...
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Promoting certified organic and fair-trade cocoa of excellence
With a view to improving the excellent cocoa value chain in the Amazon region, Alliance Bioversity-CIAT, Kaoka and Conservation International are working to implement sustainable production to boost i...
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Innovating for the sustainable management of plastic waste on the Kerkennah Islands in Tunisia
Plastic waste represents an increasingly significant and difficult problem for the world. To assist the island pilot site of Kerkennah in setting up sustainable waste management, the FFEM is supportin...
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Ecological compensation to reconcile development and biodiversity
Arguably, some of the environmental impacts of the extractive industries and major development works are irreducible. In these cases, ecological compensation may be used to reconcile economic developm...
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Encouraging the private sector to participate in biodiversity conservation
Active contribution to the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals by the South American, Caribbean and African conservation trust funds (CTFs) is essential. This project, sponsored by the RedLAC and CAFÉ...
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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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Promoting the emergence of North African civil society organisations working on biodiversitynord-africaines engagées en faveur de la biodiversité
Biodiversity conservation requires everyone to be involved, especially actors working on the ground. By supporting environmental projects, led by up-and-coming CSOs, this programme plays an important...
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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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Resilience to climate change through an ecosystem-based approach
Marine and coastal ecosystems play a key role in the economy and biodiversity of the Pacific Islands, but today are particularly threatened by climatic disruption. To bolster the resilience of these i...
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Ocean activities to preserve the biodiversity of the Northern Mozambique Channel
Subject to pressures from oil and gas companies, the area around the Northern Mozambique Channel (NoCaMo) is also threatened by maritime traffic and climate change. The FFEM is supporting the NoCaMo p...
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TerrIndigena, for the rights of indigenous communities and their environment
The project, financed by the Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and the French Facility for Global Environment (FFEM) with a subsidy of €5.72 million, supports efforts underway to protect the Ama...
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Strengthening marine biodiversity conservation
The central and eastern tropical Pacific, home to exceptional biodiversity, is under threat from human activities. The PACIFICO project should strengthen marine regional conservation by establishing a...
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Agrivoltaic solutions to generate electricity and reduce water stress
Since 1960, Morocco has suffered a pronounced rise in average temperatures and a worrying fall in precipitation. To generate electricity while also reducing water stress, the FFEM is supporting an agr...
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Reducing lead contamination by building national capability
Bangladesh has one of the highest blood lead levels in the world. With support from the FFEM, the NGO Pure Earth aims to bring an end to the serious health, economic and environmental consequences of...
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Applying sound management of chemicals and hazardous waste
uPOP the project supported by the FFEM, provide innovative and sustainable solutions by improving the management of these polluting wastes. Despite its efforts, the Gambia is failing to effectively ma...
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