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Spring Training Highlights

One Earth Future's Secure Fisheries, organized a skill-based training session in the Injooni fishing village in Kismayo, Jubbaland Somalia. The training focused on various aspects of fishing equipment, particularly net making, maintenance, and repair. Five members from neighboring fishing communities participated in the session alongside local fishermen.

March 28,2024

Addressing Migration And Value Chains In The Arauca Region

Since 2021, this project generates opportunities for socio-economic inclusion and employment for the vulnerable local population and Venezuelan migrants.

March 27,2024

Paul Collier to Join OEF’s Board of Directors

The One Earth Future foundation is honored to announce that esteemed British economist Paul Collier will join our board of directors in December 2023.

September 14,2023

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April 09, 2018

Fisheries and the Blue Economy Promote Maritime Security in Africa

Those were two key takeaways from Enhancing Maritime Security in Africa, a conference hosted by the Africa Center for Strategic Studies in Victoria, Seychelles from March 19th to the 23rd. More than 50 maritime security officials from 34 countries and regional organizations attended.

April 04, 2018

SALT Workshop Tackles Challenges to Improving Transparency in Seafood Value Chain

Secure Fisheries Director, Kaija Hurlburt, participated in a two-day DataLab hosted by the Seafood Alliance for Legality and Traceability (SALT) to accelerate learning and support collaboration on innovative solutions to sustainable and legal fisheries in the EU and Africa.

April 01, 2018

Nordfund, Shuraako, and IFU Launch a New Fund for Supporting Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Somalia

Norfund has, together with Shuraako, a program of One Earth Future, and the Danish development finance institution, IFU, established a USD 10 million fund for supporting small and medium sized companies in Somalia. The Nordic Horn of Africa Opportunities Fund is among the first commercial investment...

March 19, 2018

Fisheries and the Blue Economy Promote Maritime Security in Africa

Secure Fisheries’ Dr. Sarah Glaser presented the first Stable Seas Maritime Security Index at the Enhancing Maritime Security in Africa conference.

March 13, 2018

Secure Fisheries’ Advisors Provide Vital Input On Program Strategy And Growth

Two of Secure Fisheries advisors, Duncan Copeland and Dirk Zeller, attended to provide expertise.

March 11, 2018

US Navy Joins Secure Fisheries In Project Caught Red-Handed

Robert Mazurek briefed the Maritime Partnership Program for United States Naval Forces Europe and Africa on the Caught Red-Handed (CRH) project during a visit to Buckley Airforce Base on March 11th, 2018.

March 08, 2018

Private Sector Data Builds More Peaceful and Inclusive Societies

A new study shows how public-private partnerships can contribute to the data revolution, called for by the UN Secretary-General, to strengthen the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

Private sector data builds more peaceful and inclusive sociaties

March 08, 2018

Recognizing the Crucial Role Women Play in Peace and Security Around the World

For International Women’s Day, OEF recognizes the crucial role women play in peace and security around the world.

March 05, 2018

Businesses Contribute to Data Revolution for Peace

Public-private partnerships can contribute to the data revolution, called for by the UN Secretary-General, to strengthen the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

February 27, 2018

New Research Focuses On the Effects of Cage Fish Farming and The Crackdown On Illegal Fishing In Lake Victoria

The rapid growth of cage fish farming in Lake Victoria could be a problem or a solution to the lake’s declining stocks of wild fish

February 21, 2018

Countering Violent Conflict: Peacekeeping in the Democratic Republic of Congo

In November 2012, troops from the M23 rebel group marched into the city of Goma, in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN gave peacekeepers the mandate to take more offensive action to protect civilians. Within weeks the most powerful rebel group in the area had fallen apart and fled the ...

February 14, 2018

Western Indian Ocean Maritime Leaders Meet to Focus on Security and Safety at Sea

Secure Fisheries' Robert Mazurek attended the U.S. Navy's Senior Leadership Symposium to discuss upcoming workshops.

February 07, 2018

Secure Fisheries Partners with City University Mogadishu

Scientists at Secure Fisheries and CU will partner on research projects, course material and curriculum, and student mentorship.

City University Provost and Secure Fisheries Team

February 02, 2018

A New Approach is Needed to Combat Maritime Threats Says One Earth Future in Its Latest Report

Piracy events off the Horn of Africa doubled last year. Incidents in the Latin America and Caribbean region increased by 160%. Piracy continues to pose a threat in the Gulf of Guinea. Kidnap-for-ransom incidents in Asia decreased by 80%.

January 29, 2018

City University And Secure Fisheries Combine Efforts To Increase Scientific Understanding Of Somalia’s Marine Resources

Secure Fisheries, a program of One Earth Future, and City University (CU) in Mogadishu have formed a partnership that will improve Somali fisheries through information sharing, joint research, and education.

January 17, 2018

Secure Fisheries Launches Caught Red-Handed Workshops

As a partner of the Caught Red-Handed maritime capacity building project, Secure Fisheries will host a series of workshops during 2018 to develop a harmonized guide for the collection of maritime data by all coastal and island nations in the Western Indian Ocean.

January 11, 2018

Secure Fisheries Joins Marine Science Students At City University Of Mogadishu

These days, being 9,090 miles away is no longer a barrier to knowledge sharing and education, as Dr. Sarah Glaser used video-conferencing to join a class in Mogadishu.

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