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M Cecilia G Dalupan
December 23, 2015

Community Agreements and Mining: A New Frontier for Social Impact Investments

One Earth Future Foundation and RTC Impact Fund developed this study to explore the role that an impact investment fund may have in the negotiation of mining-related community agreements. This analysis is based on a review of relevant literature and interviews with stakeholders in select jurisdictio...
December 21, 2015

The True Impact of War on Development

To determine the true impact of war on sustainable development, we need data. Even limited amounts of good data have provided surprisingly useful policy insights.
December 10, 2015

In Somalia, Lack of Government Isn't Always Lack of Governance

OEF’s Dr. Conor Seyle in Foreign Affairs: "Absence of government doesn't necessarily mean absence of public goods, or systems that resolve collective needs and issues. In Somalia, Somali society has been able to fill some gaps left by the absence of state institutions."
November 11, 2015

Women, War, and Peace

As was highlighted during the One Earth Future Forum 2015, engaging more women in the conversation is fundamental for achieving peace.
November 09, 2015

Global Thinkers Convene to Chart "A Path to Peace"

Is a world without war possible in the 21st century? A foundation focused on empirically-based, forward-looking initiatives aimed at improving systems that prevent armed conflict, today opens its second One Earth Future Forum, which convenes the world’s foremost thought leaders on global security.
October 27, 2015

Helping with IUU Fishing in Somali Waters

Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud recently published an op-ed crediting the Secure Fisheries report, Securing Somali Fisheries, with highlighting the extent of foreign fishing in Somalia’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
October 22, 2015

NSF Grant to Research Lake Victoria Aquaculture Awarded to Sarah Glaser

The CNH program supports research on interactions between humans and the environment, viewing them one as one interconnected system. The grant investigates the dynamic links between the ecology of Lake Victoria in East Africa (a natural system), the economy of its surrounding fisheries (a human syst...