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Latin America & Caribbean

Talking clean tech at Copenhagen

As the climate talks approach, our collection examines how poor nations can obtain the technologies they need to tackle and adapt to climate change.

News

Jamaica to tackle species threatening biodiversity

Jamaica and four other Caribbean countries have been granted US$1.7 million to reduce the biodiversity threat of invasive alien species.

5 November 2009 | ES
Source: Caribbean Net News

Malaria impasse 'could be overcome with brain scans'

MRI scans could transform scientists' understanding of cerebral malaria but the technology is barely used, say researchers

3 November 2009 | EN | ES

Features

Study reviews dengue vaccine candidates

A new study has evaluated the 12 potential vaccines against dengue fever, discussing the challenges facing their development.

3 November 2009 | ES
Source: The Lancet Infectious Diseases

Brazil: Fertile ground for science?

Can Brazil use its booming economy and abundant natural resources to become a life sciences juggernaut, asks Gene Russo.

1 November 2009 | ES
Source: Nature


Editorial

Clean technology as a public good

Clean technology to meet poor communities' needs must lie at the heart of any sustainable strategy to combat climate change.

5 November 2009 | EN

Opinions

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

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.

24 September 2009 | EN | ES
Source: Plant Talk