Technology transfer is key for small island states, the director of the UN's ocean science body tells SciDev.Net.

Tanzanian government funding aims to help weavers, wood carvers and furniture makers profit from science, says George Achia.

The University of the South Pacific's massive catchment may mean less research cash, but its science helps the region, reports Anne Moorhead.

Financial disagreement has halted a controversial deep-sea mining project but deeper issues lie with the environment, Prime Sarmiento reports.

SciDev.Net brings you a selection of the best feature articles of 2012 curated by our editors in London.

Indigenous knowledge and science often seem poles apart, but meshing them can curb disaster risk, reports Smriti Mallapaty.

Lucy Pearson looks at early warning systems for disasters, their uses and limits, and what accounts for the gap between warning and action.

Satellite images are making the fate of the Himalayan glaciers clearer, but not that of the people who live downstream, finds Smriti Mallapaty.

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has spawned a series of agreements and technical phrases.

S. Romi Mukherjee outlines human rights-based approaches to science, technology and development, and what they mean for policy and practice.

Innovations in relief technologies are vital in the world's complex conflict zones. But there are barriers to overcome, writes Imogen Mathers.

Deep-sea mining in the Red Sea may bring in jobs for scientists. But how will any benefits be shared and what will it do to biodiversity? Paula Park investigates.

A WHO study that blames arsenic for rising levels of chronic kidney disease in Sri Lanka is in conflict with another report that points to poor quality drinking water, report Dilrukshi Handunnetti and Smriti Daniel.

With China controlling most of valuable rare-earth mineral supplies, India makes a strategic move to back exploration off its own coast, writes Paula Park.

Scientists in China and the United States are using modern biotechnology to help prove that traditional medicine has a powerful pharmacological value.

Controversy continues over the impact of Bt cotton on the lives of farmers in India, report M. Sreelata and T. V. Padma.

Frank Rijsberman speaks to Busani Bafana about his plans for the CGIAR Consortium and the importance of agricultural research investment.

How will science and technology fare at the Rio+20 summit? Aisling Irwin looks at scientists' demands and assesses their chances.

Ten African nations have pledged, ahead of Rio+20, to include the economic value of natural resources in their national accounts.