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Dec 06 2016
Perspective
Advancing Ecosystem Valuation and Economic Development
Nature’s goods and services—e.g., food, raw materials, water flows, soil productivity, and a stable climate—underpin all human and economic activity. Despite broad recognition of this fact, our economic systems does …
Oct 31 2016
Perspective
In the Age of Resilience
  When Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast of the United States, it breached more than 50 levees and floodwalls, leaving nearly 80 percent of New Orleans underwater and …
Oct 27 2016
Perspective
Zombie Funds and Impact Investing
I have spent the last few weeks thinking about zombies—and not just because of Halloween. Why, you may ask? The Rockefeller Foundation is an impact investor through our portfolio of program-related …
Oct 24 2016
Perspective
Addressing Post-Harvest Loss with Behavioral Science
Nearly all of the game-changing agricultural innovations over the last 30 to 40 years – chemical fertilizer, improved seed varieties, resource conservation best practices, among others - have one thing …
Oct 17 2016
Perspective
Building Resilience for the New Urban Agenda
As urban leaders meet in Quito this week for Habitat III, the gathering marks the 20-year anniversary of the second Habitat conference, and the 40-year anniversary of the first. In …
Sep 23 2016
Perspective
Innovative Finance is Key to Affording the Global Goals
This post is part of a series on Advancing the Global Goals. Last year, the world set ambitious targets for addressing global challenges, agreeing on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the …
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