Publications and media
AFD and the Protection of Biodiversity in China
China has adopted an ambitious strategy and action plan to preserve its biodiversity. AFD is supporting this policy by funding sustainable development and ecological transition programs for territorie...
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A “shared earth” approach to put biodiversity at the heart of the sustainable development in Africa
Biodiversity is a classic example of a global commons. As we enter the coming decades of a rapidly changing climate, declining biodiversity, growing human populations and economic growth, sub-Saharan...
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A bright future for Kenya's forests
« If the Americans are putting a man on the moon, then we can be able to plan trees in our forests » - Professor Wangari Maathai, Peace Nobel Prize winner and founder of the Green Belt Movement. Fore...
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GRET: in Laos, a partnership at the service of commons
In Laos, AFD is working with GRET to promote commons. Often of vital importance to local communities, they can be defined as natural or cultural resources shared by a group of people who together d...
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Strong sustainability: reconciling environmental, social and economic objectives
How can we ensure a just and truly sustainable ecological transition that does not pre-empt the development of the poorest countries? AFD is proposing a new approach to the construction of development...
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Biodiversity in Cities - Technical Guide
In order to respond to the challenges and growing demand of counterparts, partners and populations to better integrate nature in cities, AFD Group has developed this technical guide "Biodiversity in C...
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Nature+ Finance: Principles for Tracking Biodiversity and Nature-Positive Finance
AFD Group is committed to fostering nature positive development. Building on more than 20 years of action for biodiversity – by promoting sustainable agriculture, green cities and a sustainable blue e...
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Biodiversity - Activity report 2021
Committed to a development reconciled with nature and building on over 20 years of action for biodiversity and the promotion of sustainable agriculture, green cities and a blue economy, AFD Group aims...
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Inequalities and environmental changes in the Mekong region
The present volume makes a timely and practical contribution to research endeavours and policy debates concerned with sustainability in the Mekong region.The authors notably address the problem of var...
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Environmental Sustainability in Kenya: A case study in the Environmental Sustainability Gap Framework (ESGAP) ...
To adapt the ESGAP framework to the Kenyan socio-ecological context, this project analysed the in-country environmental legislation landscape and existing environmental policy frameworks to determine...
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Environmental Sustainability in Vietnam: Piloting the Environmental Sustainability Gap Framework (ESGAP) and S...
The Prime Minister of Vietnam issued a National Action Plan for the implementation of the Agenda 2030 on Sustainable Development. Nevertheless, the limited number of indicators and data, and the lack...
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A strong sustainability approach to development trajectories
Sustainable development trajectories are at the heart of many policy debates: CDN and Net Zero trajectories, just transition, climate justice, biodiversity inclusion, etc. These trajectories mostly pr...
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Up to the Tusk | Episode 1
The National Administration of Conservation Areas (ANAC), with support from AFD and Peace Park Foundation, launched a series of counter-offensives aimed at protecting Mozambique wildlife and biodivers...
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Evaluation of AFD and FFEM contributions to biodiversity conservation trust funds (2005-2019)
This evaluation is the first of its kind and focuses on projects that targeted Conservation Trust Funds (CTFs) supported by AFD and FFEM. It provides a comparative analysis of eight CTFs in Africa, th...
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The moroccan forest, an exceptional jewel to protect
Morocco’s varied landscapes and geomorphology make it one of the richest Mediterranean countries in terms of biodiversity. Spread over 9 million hectares, the Moroccan forest is akin to the beating h...
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Clean up Hann Bay in Senegal
Hann Bay, in Dakar, has reached an advanced state of degradation due to the direct discharge of industrial and domestic effluents. To deal with these environmental, economic and health issues, the Sen...
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AFD in Eastern Africa: Partnering for the rural territories
Does your country or institution wish to promote productive #rural areas that are respectful of nature ? You need a partner who shares the same objectives for those rural areas: ✔Supporting and a...
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Supporting a sustainable and resilient development model in Namibia
Namibia, or the Republic of Namibia, stretches 800 000 square kilometers from the borders of Angola, Botswana, South Africa and Zambia to the southwestern Atlantic coast. It is home to diverse wildlif...
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To measure the state of the planet with Oskar Lecuyer
Stakeholders responsible for implementing public policies for development and environmental protection need to measure the state of the environment, as they need to monitor it in order to assess the e...
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FOCUS | Solid waste management
Mankind generates more than two billion tons of municipal solid waste every year; at least one third of this is not properly treated. This waste has a direct impact on health, climate, biodiversity an...
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Riyong Mro: preserving biodiversity through community seed banking
The complex and labour-intensive characteristics of jhum or shifting cultivation pose a challenge for many farmers like Riong Mro. In the Chittagong Hill Tracts, a scarcity of seeds had left his commu...
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