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Local groups should set biodiversity research agendas

Local groups must help set biodiversity agendas if donors and scientists are to impact conservation, say Robert J. Smith and colleagues.

Source: Nature

24 November 2009 | EN

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Agriculture can adapt to climate change

Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.

20 November 2009 | EN

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Fires: Spotted from satellites, warned by phone

Combining satellite data with mobile phones offers cheap and effective tools for managing fires, says South African scientist Philip Frost.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Disaster management needs satellite 'constellations'

Disaster management needs constellations of satellites with multispectral sensors, says Indian space researcher, Ranganath Navalgund.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Satellites can help monitor and manage African droughts

Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Satellites offer crucial data for volcano safety

Volcano expert Geoff Wadge explains how the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters helped manage a volcanic eruption in Montserrat.

11 November 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Africans need earthquake education

Africans need to be more aware of earthquakes to cope with disasters — and there's no better place to start than in schools, says Chris Hartnady.

11 November 2009 | EN

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No simple solution to livestock and climate change

Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.

5 November 2009 | EN

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Global community must urgently tackle undernutrition

An editorial in The Lancet highlights the extent of undernutrition in the developing world and calls for urgent global action.

Source: The Lancet

4 November 2009 | EN

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Can GM food mitigate world hunger?

Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.

Source: New York Times

28 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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Not ready for REDD?

Practicalities of trading carbon and protecting forests make meeting high expectations for REDD hard, say Esteve Corbera and Manuel Estrada.

21 October 2009 | EN

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CGIAR reforms make research decision-making distant

CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

6 October 2009 | EN

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Pacific warning systems are failing

The Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.

Source: The Guardian

5 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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Intellectual property vital for agricultural innovation

Intellectual property must be protected to encourage technical innovations in agriculture, says Javier Fernandez of CropLife Latin America.

Source: Intellectual Property Watch

5 October 2009 | EN

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Get biodiversity science to decision-makers

Establishing an effective science–policy interface is key to combating biodiversity loss, say Harold Mooney and Georgina Mace.

Source: Science

28 September 2009 | EN

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Tropical ecosystems threatened by over-consumption

We must take responsibility for the costs of modifying tropical ecosystems for human consumption, says botanist Scott A. Mori.

Source: Plant Talk

24 September 2009 | EN | ES

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Agriculture needs better innovation, not technology

Pilot projects in India and Nigeria point to possible benefits of a new approach to agricultural innovation, say Andy Hall and Susanna Thorp.

16 September 2009 | EN | FR

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Climate change brings natural disasters and disease

We must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Local engagement key to bringing biotech to Africa

Moves to introduce biotechnology to Africa must consider the needs and values of local people, argues socioeconomist Wilhemina Quaye.

19 August 2009 | EN | FR

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The forgotten farm labourer

Helping farm labourers access new technologies and knowledge should be a priority for policymakers, argues innovation expert Anil Gupta.

13 August 2009 | EN | 中文