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A herdsman in Kenya

African countries must improve livestock data

Scientists have flagged up the poor quality of livestock data in Africa at a progress briefing of a project that aims to change that.

21 May 2013 | EN

Green iguana

Non-native goats and iguanas threaten Pacific islands

Feral goats and green iguanas introduced to small Pacific island states are destroying ecosystems and native wildlife, find studies.

20 May 2013 | EN

Atlas-of-africa

African soil diversity mapped for the first time

An atlas of a key natural resource, Africa's soil, aims to give people outside the science world insight into its importance and management.

20 May 2013 | EN

Water

Experts urge water's inclusion in development goals

Better data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.

20 May 2013 | EN

A man walks in a Ugandan forest

Call to mainstream ethnobotany into development

Scientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.

17 May 2013 | EN

Ducto verde en Camisea

Oil exploitation damage could be limited in Amazon

A study in Peru has proposed to implement best engineering practices to reduce environmental damage from oil exploitation in the Amazon.

17 May 2013 | ES

Kenya's GMO ban has no legal basis, official says

A high-ranking civil servant says Kenya's ban on importing genetically modified organisms is unscientific, lacks legal status — and is ineffective.

16 May 2013 | EN

Rice farmers

Benin starts feeling the cost of rice pests

The boom in rice growing in Benin has also led to more infestation of stored rice by pests, which is causing losses of hundreds of millions of francs.

15 May 2013 | EN

Grouper print

Overfishing threatens quarter of key grouper species

Poor management and overexploitation mean many species of this commercially important food fish face extinction, says study.

8 May 2013 | EN | ES

Indígenas mayangna en la reserva Bosawás

Nicaragua: Land settlement threatens biodiversity

Scientists and indigenous people have called on the government to protect Bosawás, a UNESCO biosphere reserve and the largest tropical rainforest in Central America.

8 May 2013 | ES

Fishermen in Bangladesh

Global biodiversity panel urged to heed local voices

IPBES, a new biodiversity panel set up to advise policymakers, must include indigenous and local voices, a meeting has heard.

3 May 2013 | EN

Nepal to generate electricity from waste

Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.

3 May 2013 | EN

Brazilians and Chinese ‘have highest awareness’ of biodiversity

Consumers from Brazil and China are top among those who know how to adequately define biological diversity, says an international survey.

2 May 2013 | ES

Economic development 'can restore lost biodiversity'

New findings challenge the paradigm that development only leads to loss of wildlife — once rich enough, countries may regain their biodiversity.

1 May 2013 | EN

Mediciones en playa de Duao

Chilean coast could provide clues on sea level rise

The tsunami that hit the Chilean coast in 2010 left behind a ‘natural laboratory’ for studying the impact of sea level rise due to climate change, a study says.

1 May 2013 | ES

Planta de café afectada por la roya

Central America seeks funding to deal with coffee leaf rust

Central American countries are requesting US$800 million to deal with a devastating plague that affects their coffee plantations.

29 April 2013 | ES

Cultivo de caña de azúcar

Argentina to offer more flexible access to GM crops

Changing its regulation of GM crops, Argentina seeks to diversify and expand the farmers' access to these products.

24 April 2013 | ES

Rainforest, Amazonas,  Brazil

Forest conservation could reduce malaria transmission

The biodiversity of tropical forests helps to curb malaria transmission and should be considered in plans to eradicate the disease, say researchers.

22 April 2013 | EN | ES | FR

Zia technique

Sustainable intensification 'can work for African farmers'

To ensure sustainable food production in Africa, farmers must be involved in agricultural research and development, a global panel reports.

18 April 2013 | EN

Aerosols confirmed rising over India

A new ground study confirms a trend in tiny polluting particles rising over India.

18 April 2013 | EN