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Producing enough food for a rapidly growing population, and taking care of our planet are two of the world's biggest challenges.
Opinions and Analysis
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.
24 November 2009
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Source: Nature
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
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Policy Briefs
Storing water to adapt to climate change
Providing more and diverse water storage infrastructure is crucial to securing reliable water supplies in the face of climate change.
26 November 2009
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Source: International Water Management Institute
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
News and Features
Fall in rice strains highlights China's biodiversity gap
Despite progress in some areas, the dramatic decline in China's rice varieties exemplifies its general loss of biodiversity.
26 November 2009
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Scientist in line for top US aid job
President Obama's nominee for the top job at USAID may use his background to redirect the aid focus onto agriculture.
26 November 2009
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Saviour tree turns scourge in Kenya
24 November 2009
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Arsenic: when will the clean water start flowing?
24 November 2009
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Practical Guides
Reporting biodiversity loss the world over
Tips on how journalists can report increasing biodiversity loss and its implications at the local level.
Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
Just add water
Policymakers must improve water storage to help developing countries adapt to climate change
