OEF in the Media

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  • Poultry Farming in Puntland

    In November 2014, the founders of Soma Chicken Farm sought to understand whether the region’s climate, water supply, and locally sourced feed could support sustainable egg and meat production, and it sure can!

    December 16,2024

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    Baidoa Electric Company (BECO) has provided reliable, affordable electricity to Baidoa in Somalia’s South and Central regions for over a decade, and aims to serve as a model for other communities.

    November 27,2024

  • The Value of Investing in Agriculture

    Gobsoor Farm, with Shuraako's support, has boosted output and revenue, positively impacting the local economy and showcasing agriculture's investment potential.

    November 14,2024

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March 19, 2019

For lack of boats, illegal fishing keeps flourishing

The One Earth Future Secure Fisheries programme attributed this to the low number of vessels with the capacity to patrol exclusive economic zones. “This is troubling since MDA is vital to combating illegal fishing, fisheries-related conflict, creating maritime security and developing blue economy,” ...
Alexandra Amling
Timothy Schommer
Illustrator: Chloé Dolic
March 06, 2019

Peace is Ours: A Story of Peace and Reconciliation in Colombia

PASO Colombia facilitates sustainable peace by developing collaboration platforms that successfully mobilize the local intelligence and resources of remote rural communities, and connects them with national and international institutional knowledge, capital, and markets.
March 01, 2019

How brain biases prevent climate action

“Humans are very bad at understanding statistical trends and long-term changes,” says political psychologist Conor Seyle, director of research at One Earth Future Foundation, a programme incubator that focuses on fostering peace long-term.
BBC Future Image
February 02, 2019

Charting the course for ocean sustainability in the Indian Ocean Rim

Secure Fisheries’ Sarah Glaser was interviewed and quoted by the Economist Intelligence Unit in a report on the importance of considering gender in fisheries development: “When big industry comes in, often women take the hit, as women who work in small-scale fisheries sub-sectors such as processing ...
The Economist
August 01, 2018

New Fund Launched for Somali Startups

The fund has been launched by investment firm Norfund, One Earth Future’s Shuraako initiative and Danish development finance institution IFU, and aims to help Somali entrepreneurs build sustainable businesses, contribute to their country’s economy and tax base, and create a significant number of job...
Disrupt Africa
December 18, 2017

Foreign Fleets Plundered Somalia’s Fish

To fill the gap, Cashion and others with the Sea Around Us project worked with Secure Fisheries, a program of One Earth Future, a United States foundation, to reconstruct the actual domestic and foreign fleet catch data in Somali waters from 1950 to 2015.
December 01, 2017

OBP's Associate Director Interviewed in Mer et Marine

The work of Oceans Beyond Piracy is profiled in this interview with Associate Director Jérôme Michelet, who talked about OBP's role in analyzing piracy, intensifying dialogue among stakeholders, and negotiating the release of hostages.
Mer et Marine
June 14, 2017

Peace Initiatives in Colombia

Director of OEF's PASO Colombia program, Juan Fernando Lucio, is interviewed about a study produced by Universidad de los Andes and PASO Colombia, analyzing over 1,900 civil society peace initiatives in Colombia.
May 15, 2017

Is Africa facing a new way of piracy?

The latest State of Maritime Piracy report by the watchdog Oceans Beyond Piracy (OBP) warns against security complacency in the shipping industry, particularly around the Horn of Africa.
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