Facilitation of capacity building of diverse stakeholder constituencies
Exploration of the interplay of environmental, cultural, social, and economic sustainability
Gender equality and women’s empowerment in human rights and cultural tradition, including social justice and security for women and families
Indigenous empowerment to enhance indigeneity for the benefit of Indigenous Peoples, their communities, as well as for the global commons
Promotion of human diversity resources and assets to enhance social and cultural enrichment
Multicultural, multilingual, and cross-cultural education and linguistic preservation
Healthy communities through access to clean water, sanitation, and medical services
Assurance of food security
Commercially viable strategies for environmental remediation, protection, and sustainability
Protection and promotion of biodiversity, and traditional and indigenous ethnobotany
Community resilience through disaster management; including risk mitigation, preparedness, relief, and recovery
Coordinated STEM education among schools, higher education, and government agencies as component of community development preparedness and risk resiliency planning
Cultural continuity to augment development through historical preservation
Political, cultural, and economic issues in the context of international borders
Post-conflict social, psychological, and economic remediation
Defense conversion and employment-focused demilitarization projects that support disarmament, demobilization, and reintegration (DDR)
Protection of the rights and wellbeing of Indigenous Peoples and minority populations
Development of solution strategies that integrate empirically based technological knowledge with intuitively based traditional and indigenous knowledge
Community-based arts, culture, sports, and economic empowerment programs to promote social integration, cultural enrichment, and diversity appreciation