Ecological and Multilevel Governance in the Making The Evolution of the ‘Owls Know no Boundaries’ Project The concept of science supporting diplomacy is at the heart of our ecological and multilevel governance project. « Barn Owls Know no Boundaries » project brings people from Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian Authority to work together on solving … Continued
The project was set up to produce and popularize a manual to provide best practices in establishment and management of National Mechanisms (NMs) that strengthen atrocity prevention. The manual was developed with support from The Global Action Against Mass Atrocity Crimes (GAAMAC) is to be used by states seeking to establish National Mechanisms, and by … Continued
UNDP supports countries spanning a wide range of development and fragility contexts to help them (re)build responsive, accountable, efficient and inclusive institutions. Strengthening the basic functionality of core institutions to deliver essential services and support sustainable development and peacebuilding processes is critical for countries to achieve the 2030 Agenda. Responding to the commitments of the … Continued
The Stimson Center, in collaboration with governments, civil society groups, businesses, and international organizations, has initiated Just Security 2020 to advance the recommendations of the Commission on Global Security, Justice & Governance. Co-chaired by Madeleine Albright (former U.S. Secretary of State) and Ibrahim Gambari (former Foreign Minister of Nigeria and UN USG), the Commission released … Continued
Granted to Colombia in June 2018 under UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage Fund of the 2003 Convention for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage, the emergency International Assistance project entitled ‘Intangible cultural heritage as a basis for resilience, reconciliation and construction of peace environments in Colombia’s post-agreements’ aims to revitalize living heritage in Colombia’s Guajira … Continued
The Natural Capital Project (NatCap) aims to incorporate the values of nature’s benefits into all decisions affecting land, air, and water. With a global hub at Stanford University, we have direct engagements in over 50 countries with hundreds of partner institutions. We are working to accelerate, standardize, and scale up our approaches with global environmental … Continued
Inform, sensitize and incite change! these are the three reasons why captain Yvan BOURGNON decided to create the association ‘The Sea Cleaners’ after a solo trip around the world. As it stands the oceans are currently being threatened by significant, destructive pollution. To combat this, the association is mobilizing to create ‘the Manta’,i.e the first … Continued
The Global Commission on the Stability of Cyberspace was launched at the 2017 Munich Security Conference by the Foreign Minister of the Netherlands. It engages the full range of stakeholders to develop proposals for norms and policies to enhance international security and stability, and guide responsible state and non-state behavior in cyberspace. Chaired by Marina … Continued
The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund is an Abu Dhabi government agency established in the United Arab Emirates almost 10 years ago. It provides financial support to species conservation projects worldwide. The MBZ Fund is globally unique in that it is the only worldwide funding organization that focuses on species as the building blocks … Continued
In a context of growing inequality that threatens to tear the fabric of society, it is important to imagine a new global pact with companies as the first guarantors. 83% of French people believe that the wealth produced within a company is spread unequally among the stakeholders (shareholders, managers, employees, suppliers), it is important to … Continued
