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We track the news on science, technology and the Rio+20 Earth Summit

Rights-based agenda

A women's rights focus in health policy and research needs to be revived, argues Priya Shetty

From GM crops to forestry

Learn more about the challenges of feeding our growing population versus caring for our planet
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
A mother and a child in Africa - Flickr/Mishimoto

The business of health

Business leaders have much to contribute to meeting the health MDGs in developing countries, a new alliance says
Liberian president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf - Flickr/aktivioslo

MDG future

The leaders of Indonesia, Liberia and the United Kingdom will co-chair a UN panel on post-MDG development
Rice preparation in Mali - Flickr/USDAgov

Data hunger

Hunger monitoring and reduction may be improved by using data on households and individuals
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