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Climate change is the greatest challenge facing the world today. Long-term development planning must now include measures to deal with it.
Opinions and Analysis
Training tree fellers helps cut carbon emissions
Training tree fellers in forest management can cut tree damage and carbon emissions from degradation, argue Francis E. Putz and colleagues.
22 July 2008
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Source: PLoS Biology
Promises, promises …
More efforts are needed to hold the leaders of the G8 nations to commitments made at their annual summit meetings.
11 July 2008 | EN
Citizen scientists an untapped resource
25 April 2008
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Policy Briefs
To be resilient to climate change, Africa must adapt
Better integration of science and policy in Africa is crucial for effective adaptation to climate change, concluded an international workshop.
30 July 2007
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Source: IIED/Tyndall Centre
NAPAs put climate change adaptation on the map
National Adaptation Programmes of Action put climate change adaptation on the development agenda, write Balgis Osman-Elasha and Thomas E. Downing.
30 July 2007
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Source: European Capacity Building Initiative, University of Oxford
News and Features
South Asia News in brief: 11–23 July 2008
Science education in Bangladesh needs an overhaul, switching to natural gas reduces greenhouse gas emissions, antibodies provide immunity to filariasis, and more.
23 July 2008
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Human rights a 'compass' for climate change policies
Human rights can serve as a valuable guide for climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies, according to a report.
Sub-Saharan Africa news in brief: 4–16 July
16 July 2008
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