With disputes about the quality of exports on the rise, developing countries need to boost scientific capacity to win claims, says Joel D. Adriano.

A pledge to increase support for biodiversity targets in developing countries is welcome, but care for indigenous people is vital too.

A greater commitment to multidisciplinary research, and to local problem solving, is essential to achieving future development goals.

Last week's summit has confirmed that sustainable development will only be achieved through the political leadership of developing countries.

The message from Rio+20 is for practical action to deliver existing targets. Scientists must identify and overcome barriers to change.

A meeting in London this week will show whether science can not only diagnose our environmental crisis but also provide effective solutions.

Management of marine resources for sustainable development needs local capacity for science, particularly in the Pacific region.

A new intergovernmental panel would not be the best way of tackling the multifaceted challenges of sustainable development.

Yet more failure to make much progress on climate change in Durban means that developing countries must exert stronger political pressure.

The Horn of Africa drought exposes the continuing gap between our ability to predict disaster and to take effective humanitarian action.

The modest achievements of last week's climate talks in Mexico must not create a false sense of complacency.

Last month's Nagoya summit on biodiversity reached some important agreements. The challenge is to ensure that they are fully implemented.

Politicians won't act to conserve biodiversity unless they have strong evidence that it is an effective strategy for combating global poverty.

Indian biotechnologists need to engage GM critics with openness and honesty to win public support.

Communicating why biodiversity loss matters for people is essential for reversing it.

There were many regrets after the climate conference but it did reveal the new political setting within which climate change must be fought.

The fight against biopiracy must embrace both legitimate science and social justice if biodiversity itself is not to suffer.

Effective adaptation strategies will require reliable scientific data both on the nature of climate change and on its potential impact.

A combination of factors appears to be pushing the risk-benefit balance back into nuclear's favour as an energy option for developing countries. SciDev.Net readers are invited to comment.