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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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