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OnlyEndangereds Featured in VICE

This OnlyFans account is raising funds to protect important habitat for rare and endangered species.

CRAFT: Responsible Artisanal Mining

The Alliance for Responsible Mining (ARM) and RESOLVE have released a code to facilitate increased responsible sourcing from artisanal miners, while contributing to improved social and environmental performance of artisanal and small scale mining sector.

RESOLVE's Cinematic Debut

RESOLVE made its debut in film—and at the Cannes Film Festival—this year with “Journey of Gold,” a virtual reality (VR) experience giving viewers a look inside the story of responsible artisanal gold mining.

Improving Community Health

RESOLVE partnered with the Health Care Transformation Task Force (HCTTF) to lead a high-level group of public health and health care professionals in developing an actionable framework for cross sector collaboration.

Collaborative Food Safety Forum

Identifying ways to better prevent and respond to foodborne illness

40th Anniversary Kick-Off

Washington, DC – RESOLVE, known for forging sustainable solutions to critical environmental, social, and health challenges appointed new governors and strategic partners at its annual meeting today.

On Innovation, Impact, and Rollaboards®

We typically equate innovation with speed. It seems like transportation has been Uberized overnight, except in Vancouver where I still can’t get a taxi if it rains. But innovation isn’t always quick.

Mining Sustainability – Four Frontiers

The radar screen for the mining industry is crowded with incoming risks and leadership opportunities. Today’s four sustainability frontiers are human rights, responsible sourcing, transition to green energy and community benefits that don’t depend on local employment.

Beyond Polarization

Today, we operate in a world defined by polarization and conflict rather than collaborative solutions and constructive compromise.

ReGrow is Underway

Sierra Leone is a country that has been blessed with potential, but potential that we have all too often failed to realize. When I returned in 2009, Sierra Leone was poised to embark upon the greatest period of economic growth in its history. Sadly, that promise was crushed by the twin evils of Ebola and the worldwide downturn in commodity prices, bringing with them thousands of deaths and economic collapse.

PBS Reports on RESOLVE

Today, PBS reported on the success of RESOLVE’s project, with the Tanzanian Wildlife Research Institute and the Mara Elephant Project, using hobby drones to prevent human-wildlife conflict near the Tarangire and Serengeti National Parks in Tanzania.

A Global Deal for Nature

Concerns about climate change prompted the recent Paris Agreement, a deal for coordinated global action which sets a clear, scientifically based target for ensuring a safe climate. On this Earth Day, 2017, we propose a companion pact—a Global Deal for NatureTM—to protect nature and the diversity of life on our planet.

Hobby Drones, Repurposed as Peacekeepers

A study out this week finds that low-cost drones helps protect elephants by preventing human-elephant conflict in farmland near Tarangire and Serengeti National Parks in Tanzania. The project, designed by RESOLVE’s Biodiversity and Wildlife Solutions program, in partnership with Tanzanian Wildlife officials and the Mara Elephant Project, works by using the drones to safely shepherd elephants away from farms and communities—where conflict can cause more elephant deaths than poaching.

The Public Health Leadership Forum: Improving Health Outcomes for All

The PHLF develops practical tools and frameworks necessary for public health to effectively achieve its mission of improving health outcomes for all people in partnership with health care organizations, social service agencies, and other entities.

Yanacocha Independent Fact-Finding Mission | Overview and Report

Leading an independent fact-finding mission in Peru

Tigers Can Come Back From Brink of Extinction

Satellite analysis reveals tiger habitats are more intact than expected: an area large enough to double the wild tiger population remains

Apple's Supply Chain Milestone

A Bloomberg Technology article explores Apple’s announcement on Wednesday that all 242 of its suppliers of tin, tantalum, tungsten, or gold are now subject to third-party audits to determine any links to armed groups in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Ambassador Samantha Power Recognizes PPA

U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Samantha Power recognized the Public-Private Alliance for Responsible Minerals Trade (PPA) in her remarks before the UN on Monday.

Strategic Partner Mike Loch is #1

Congratulations to RESOLVE Strategic Partner Mike Loch, who was recognized as the #1 Conflict Minerals Influence Leader in 2016.

Blueprint for a Greener Footprint

ver the past decade, we’ve seen community-company development conflicts increase, often over issues like water access and impacts. We also know that if we are to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) we’ll need new planning models that take account of cumulative impacts.

New Efforts to Combat Wildlife Trafficking

As part of the Administration’s National Strategy for Combating Wildlife Trafficking to stop the illegal trade of wildlife into the United States, President Obama announced the formation of the U.S. Wildlife Trafficking Alliance (USWTA) on July 31, 2015. RESOLVE played a catalytic role in building the USWTA partnership.

Voluntary Responsible Mining Initiatives

On behalf of RESOLVE and the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on the Future of Mining and Metals, it is our pleasure to share “Voluntary Responsible Mining Initiatives: A Review,” our white paper on voluntary responsible mining initiatives.

Presidential Memorandum Affirms RESOLVE’s Work

Today the White House released a Presidential Memorandum calling for the use of “large-scale plans and analysis,” such as landscape-scale and watershed planning, to inform the design of federal policies and standards on conservation and natural resource development.

RESOLVE Releases Community Health and Shale Development Guidebook

As shale energy development, also known as hydraulic fracturing or “fracking,” takes place in communities across the United States, local public health officials and other stakeholders are seeking guidance on the issues that could accompany development.

Strengthening Agreements Between Communities and Extractives Companies

Our research and analytical work indicate that there are specific opportunities to create conditions for better agreements between companies and communities. From Rights to Results identifies those opportunities, as well as a range of challenges and research gaps.

At RESOLVE, we’re here to tackle the toughest global challenges. The ones nobody else wants to touch. Where people are in conflict and planet problems are stuck. We’re here to unstick them. It’s not easy. It takes grit and ingenuity. And finding and working with the right partners. But we’re not called RESOLVE for nothing.

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