Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Producing enough food for a rapidly growing population, and taking care of our planet are two of the world's biggest challenges.
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
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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.
4 November 2009
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Source: The Lancet
21 October 2009
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Using deforestation research to inform climate policy
Research into deforestation can help inform policies to reduce carbon emissions from forests.
8 July 2009
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Source: CIFOR
Reducing emissions from forest degradation
Tackling forest degradation is an essential element for any global climate deal hoping to reduce forest emissions.
8 July 2009
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Source: The Nature Conservancy
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
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Source: Caribbean Net News
GM potato gets roasting in South Africa
South African researchers have lodged an appeal against their government's rejection of a genetically modified potato.
4 November 2009
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Reporting biodiversity loss the world over
Tips on how journalists can report increasing biodiversity loss and its implications at the local level.