Bioeconomy opens up development opportunities for Latin America, but it also involves several risks, says Federico Vasen.

Results-based carbon financing shows the way forward for involving the private sector in development, says ClimateCare's Edward Hanrahan.

Small-scale technology can help women to raise their status and increase their income and education, says Henrietta Miers.

When it comes to the environment, there is no dialogue between civil society, the scientific community, government and parliament, says Carla Almeida.

Policies should be designed to support internal movements as a form of adaptation to climate change, write Dominic Kniveton and Max Martin.

An ambitious strategy to create fuel cell products for export will need incentives and cross-government backing to bear fruit, says Radhika Perrot.

Although the region is not a big polluter, the threat of climate change means it should lead the way on cuts, argues Crispin Maslog.

A third industrial revolution based on new communication and energy technologies needs strong political commitments, argues David Dickson.

Climate Innovation Centers can promote clean technologies but need backing with a coordinated effort, says policy specialist Ambuj Sagar.

Journalists can help the developed world take responsibility for climate change by making it relevant to readers' lives, says David Dickson.

Developing countries deserve more support for their efforts to prioritise climate change in development, writes climate expert Simon Anderson.

To engage people in early action we must understand their experience, behaviour and constraints, says disaster policy expert Andrew Collins.

Despite concern over adverse impacts, deep marine mineral exploration is set to become a global industry, says geologist Chris Yeats.

The world's food security depends on the quality of the forward-looking agricultural studies we are carrying out today, says Mark Holderness.

Earthquake science was not on trial in Italy — it was about inadequate information and participation in decision-making, says Carina Fearnley.

We need to understand why some people act on early warnings while others ignore them, says disaster preparedness specialist Sudhir Kumar.

We need to know more about how smallholder agroforestry can help farmers adapt to climate change, write James Roshetko and Rodel Lasco.

More Asia–Pacific countries need to embrace renewable energy and follow the first tentative steps of some governments, says Crispin Maslog.

Looking through a 'human rights lens' can improve S&T programmes, while S&T can help strengthen human rights work, says lawyer Jessica Wyndham.