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August 12, 2011 - Publication
New Data on Coral Reef Systems Bolster Conservation Efforts
This report, produced in part by MacArthur grantee the Wildlife Conservation Society, studies the exposure of the world's corals to stress factors and identifies areas where those factors can be locally managed.
April 26, 2011 - Publication
Affordability Increasingly Challenges U.S. Renters
Long-term increases in rental housing prices and utility costs combined with stagnant or falling incomes are creating escalating affordability pressures for U.S. renters. "Rental markets are now tightening, with vacancy rates falling and rents climbing ...
September 9, 2010 - Publication
Accomplishments of the Partnership for Higher Education in Africa
The Partnership has strengthened 65 institutions of higher education in nine countries, including Nigeria, so they can better contribute to poverty reduction, economic growth and social development on the continent.
August 27, 2010 - Publication
Rice Farmers in Dominican Republic Adapt to Climate Change
Several MacArthur grantees help the country's farmers develop more sustainable methods of rice production.
July 1, 2010 - Publication
2009 Report on Activities
From a Discussion with Our President
My first priority is to be sure we are making the right choices to have a significant impact. Most important, we must fulfill our responsibility to use our resources wisely.
July 13, 2010 - Publication
Adapting to the Effects of Climate Change in Madagascar
Several MacArthur grantees work with the people of Madagascar to develop more sustainable habits of mangrove harvesting.
February 22, 2010 - Publication
A Fiscal Rehabilitation Plan for the State of Illinois
The Chicago-based Civic Federation proposed measures to substantially reduce the current Illinois budget deficit in FY2011 and to place the State on better fiscal footing over the long term.
August 1, 2009 - Publication
Strengthening Policy through Research
President's Message
Long before the current recession, rising deficits, an aging population, spiraling healthcare and entitlement costs, stagnant economic growth, and other issues were threatening America's long-term fiscal health. The deficit-financed stimulus measures signed ...
June 1, 2009 - Publication
2008 Report on Activities: America in Transition
From the President’s Essay
It was a year of hope and worry. A new President was elected, promising "change we can believe in." MacArthur launched several new initiatives in the United States and around the ...
May 25, 2009 - Publication
Migrants Count: Five Steps Toward Better Migration Data
Better data could be gathered easily and at low cost by adding a few questions to each national census, according to a new report by a blue-ribbon commission supported by the MacArthur Foundation.
May 1, 2009 - Publication
Advancing Human Rights and International Justice
The MacArthur Foundation believes that respect for human rights is fundamental to human security and well-being; that both international and local human rights promotion is necessary for building a universal movement; and that an accessible system ...