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Latest on Rio+20

We track the news on science, technology and the Rio+20 Earth Summit
Woman harvesting rice, Nepal - Flickr/Global Crop Diversity Trust

Goals for Rio+20

Colombian official Paula Caballero Gómez on why we need Sustainable Development Goals

From GM crops to forestry

Learn more about the challenges of feeding our growing population versus caring for our planet
Well drilling in South Sudan - Flickr/Water for South Sudan

Under the surface

More tech and collaboration is needed before Africa's huge groundwater resources can quench its thirst
Shri Y Mangi Singh from Manipur, India invented a kouna grass mat-weaving machine - SRISTI, Ahmedabad

Protecting inventors

The knowledge and innovations created by poorer communities need new models of rights protection, argues Anil Gupta
Mrs. Chabayanzara follows podcast instructions to draw cattle vaccine, Zimbabwe - Lawrence Gudza

No local input, no impact

Pushing technology won't work without engaging poor communities, says Lawrence Gudza
Women operating foot water pump in Kenya - Flickr/waterdotorg

Grassroots ignored

Policymakers overlook grassroots innovation — but need to get it on the development agenda, says Tony Marjoram

Follow the money

African universities with the right leadership can tap a growing number of rich donors, writes Linda Nordling
Participatory selection of rice varieties in Bangladesh - Flickr/IRRI Images

Knowledge classified

Linnaean taxonomy can help organise research evidence — and encourage policymakers to use it
Synthetic biology researcher - Flickr/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Synthetic concerns

Critics call for tighter regulation and more detail on the science ahead of a major synthetic biology meeting in Canada