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22 G7 ELMAU PROGRESS REPORT3.4 France3.4.1 Priorities of France’s biodiversity fundingFrance passed new legislation 2 on July 7, 2014, that set upa general framework for guidance and planning of developmentpolicy and international solidarity, incorporatingin its objectives the fight against biodiversity loss. Twopriority areas are identified for bilateral cooperation: Increasingthe surface area and improving the management ofterritories with the status of “terrestrial and marine protectedareas” as well as integrating the protection and restorationof biodiversity in all sectoral policies that have animpact on it.The French government has made a particular effort toachieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) andin 2013 provided EUR 226 million in ODA for biodiversity.In the same year, the French Development Agency (AFD)adopted a Cross-Cutting Biodiversity Framework for the2013–2016 period, including the commitment to doubleAFD’s interventions in this sector and to allocate EUR160 million on average annually to actions dedicated toprotected areas and sustainable natural resource management.Beyond their specific objectives, AFD interventionsaim to sustainably contribute to poverty reductionand integration of the most vulnerable communities ineconomic, social, cultural and institutional developmentdynamics.Besides AFD, prioritization of biodiversity has been adefining part of the identity of the French Global EnvironmentFacility (FFEM) for the past 20 years. FFEM financesprojects that aim to bring the guiding principles of theCBD into practice. FFEM’s activities are mainly concentratedin the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa regions.The Small-Scale Initiatives program set up in 2006 supportsAfrican civil society groups actively involved in biodiversityprotection and climate change actions. In 2013,FFEM also launched a program to strengthen young civilsociety organizations in North Africa (the PPI NASCOprogram) in the field of biodiversity.In the field of research, the French platform “Fondationpour la Recherche et la Biodiversité” coordinates, amongother things, calls for proposals and fosters partnershipsand knowledge-sharing between French and internationalresearchers on biodiversity.3.4.2 Financial flowsFrench commitments to financing international biodiversityprojects showed a positive trend from 2006 until2013, amounting to almost EUR 218 million in 2013 asregards bilateral ODA (see Table 3.2). The commitmentsmore than doubled from 2006 to 2013. The strong increasein 2013 is related to AFD’s Cross-Cutting BiodiversityFramework financial commitments. The great share ofindirect contributions reflects efforts by the Frenchgovernment to mainstream the fight against biodiversityloss into the planning of development policy and to createinternational solidarity for pursuing other developmentobjectives.Between 2006 and 2013 France committed EUR 11.9 millionannually on average to the biodiversity window of theGEF (see Table 3.3). In these eight consecutive years, theFrench contribution to the biodiversity window amountedto EUR 95 million. The apparent decrease in 2013 doesnot reflect a real decrease in funding, as France plans itscontribution to the GEF in multi-year commitments, soyearly figures are not relevant here.Whale. Madagascar. Rémi Gouin
G7 ELMAU PROGRESS REPORT 23Table 3.2 International biodiversity funding (bilateral ODA), France (commitments, EUR millions) 32006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Direct 50 6 43 6 9 23 84 12Indirect 44 34 82 82 118 76 74 206Total 94 40 125 88 127 99 157 218Table 3.3 French contribution to the GEF biodiversity window (commitments, EUR millions)2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013Direct 12 11 11 10 10 16 16 9Box 3.4 France’s methodologyFrance adopted a methodology – embedded in the Cross-Cutting Biodiversity Framework of the French Development Agency(AFD) (see Section 3.4.1) – to fulfill its international commitments adopted at the 11th Conference of the Parties to the Conventionon Biological Diversity in 2012. The above figures for direct and indirect commitments reflect the respective share, from 100 percentto 5 percent, with which funds are attributed to biodiversity funding. Further details are provided in the following table.Table 3.4 Attribution of activities and funds to direct and indirect commitmentsType of activity Description of activity Retained fundingDirectProtected areas (marine or terrestrial)100%Support to environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs)Biodiversity trust fundsIndirectSustainable management of forests80%Sustainable management of fisheriesREDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) projectsEcosystem restorationIndirectAgro-ecology30%Pastoralism – transhumance aBeekeepingSustainable management of fisheriesLocal management of biological resourcesOrganic fair trade sectorsWastewater treatment, Integrated Water Resources ManagementIndirectUrban development with biodiversity element5%Sustainable waste treatment – Waste impact reductionEnvironmental facility (climate excluded)Direct Technical assistance staff dedicated to biodiversity 100%Indirect Communication activity with biodiversity aspects 50%Direct Production of knowledge (study focusing on biodiversity) 100%aSeasonal movement of people with their livestock between fixed summer and winter pastures; http://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/affichTexte.do;jsessionid=809D8BE7B25B6E089A6077A48468C21A.tpdjo04v_3?cidTexte=JORFTEXT000029210384&categorieLien=id
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