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The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. COVID Crisis Sparks Sustainable Health Innovation Five newly designed oxygen ventilators are on their way to Lagos, Nigeria in April. For all the sorrow it brings, the COVID-19 pandemic is driving innovation and one UK-based startup is ready to move forward with a medical device that’s a potential gamechanger for the developing world. Five newly designed oxygen ventilators are on thei...

Image credit: GoToVan @ flickr This post looks at emergency law responses to the Covid-19 pandemic in conflict-affected states in transition. While some type of emergency response to Covid-19 has been used in most states, we suggest that conflict ‘fault lines’ can mean that emergency law responses have a capacity to undermine transitions. Disclaimer:  Views expressed in this commentary are those of the authors. This commentary is independent of specific national or political interests. Views expressed do not necessarily represent the institutional position of International IDEA, its Boar...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. 5 Things To Know About the Fate of Wild Salmon Historical pressures combined with new threats from climate change have pushed more than a dozen species close to extinction. It’s not too hard to find salmon on a menu in the United States, but that seeming abundance — much of it fueled by overseas fish farms — overshadows a grim reality on the ground. Many of our wild salmon, outsid...

Kenya Reaping the Benefits of Its Aggressive Anti-Poaching Drive, Bolstered by Ellipse Projects Radios and Cybertracker App Amidst all the bad news in 2020, there was at least one silver lining. Kenya recently reported that not a single rhino was poached throughout 2020—something that hasn’t happened in the country in over two decades. What’s more, Kenya also saw record lows in the number of elephants poached—only 11 elephants were killed in 2020, the lowest-recorded total in the history of the Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) and a sharp decrease from 350 a year just five years ago. As t...

The Good Men Project Become a Premium Member We have pioneered the largest worldwide conversation about what it means to be a good man in the 21st century. Your support of our work is inspiring and invaluable. Scientists Say Humanity Now at ‘Dawn of What Must Be a Transformative Decade’ Exploring this “interwined planet of people and nature.”   By Jon Queally, A new analysis examining humanity’s central role in disrupting the support systems of the natural world argues that far-reaching action this decade—including a halt to vast inequalities and the irresponsible deployment of a...