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Simply reducing livestock farming in developing countries will neither cut emissions nor benefit the poor, says livestock expert Carlos Seré.

Six experts, writing in The New York Times, discuss options for ensuring food security in the face of growing populations and climate change.

India should offer to make its national action plans part of a global climate deal in Copenhagen negotiations, says Rajendra K. Pachauri.

Rich nations should set an example at Copenhagen by committing to emissions reductions of 40 per cent, says Chinese scientist Jiahua Pan.

Practicalities of trading carbon and protecting forests make meeting high expectations for REDD hard, say Esteve Corbera and Manuel Estrada.

Encouraging cooperation and aligning interests is key to dealing with global challenges, say Brian Walker and colleagues.

Contrary to oft-repeated claims, climate change is unlikely to cause a major rise in malaria, says medical entomologist Paul Reiter.

We must prepare for climate change bringing more natural disasters that favour mosquito-borne disease, says Jai P. Narain from the WHO.

We must reduce the poor's vulnerability to insect-borne disease regardless of climate change, says public health expert Ulisses Confalonieri.

Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.

Science can prove global climate change is happening, but it won't tell us what to do about it, says professor of climate change, Mike Hulme.

Time is running out for African countries to ensure that a global climate deal addresses their needs, says Linda Nordling.

Gene banks have a key role to play in the development of climate-proof crops, says agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan.

Governments need to regain control over their agriculture to combat climate change, says commodities specialist Peter Baker.

Climate change will make Indian dryland agriculture harder, but a scientific strategy offers real hope, says ICRISAT head William D. Dar.

Action on climate change is key to ensuring sustainable development in Nepal, say activists Gagan Thapa and Kashish Das Shresth.

To get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.

Without knowing REDD's true costs we can't analyse the benefits, says the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins' Peter A. Minang.

Growing trees among crops could sustain both environments and livelihoods in Africa, say F.K. Akinnifesi, B. Muys and O.C. Ajayi.

South Asian countries must be rewarded for afforestation, reforestation and carbon stock growth, say N. H. Ravindranath and Shamama Afreen.