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No simple solution to livestock and climate change

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

5 November 2009 | EN

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Can GM food mitigate world hunger?

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

Source: New York Times

28 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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India should make its national climate plans global

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

Source: Nature

22 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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China calls for developed countries to lead the way

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

Source: Nature

22 October 2009 | EN | 中文

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Not ready for REDD?

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

21 October 2009 | EN

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Collaboration essential to overcome global challenges

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

Source: Science

23 September 2009 | EN

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The malaria myths of climate change

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

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Climate change brings natural disasters and disease

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

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Tackling insect-borne disease whatever the weather

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

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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The challenge of reporting on climate change and health

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

9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Climate change: Enough science, now for the politics

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.

3 September 2009 | EN | 中文

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Africa Analysis: Securing the right climate deal

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

26 August 2009 | EN | FR

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Gene banks essential in fight against climate change

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

Source: Science

6 August 2009 | EN | 中文

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Climate change brews up trouble for coffee growers

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

5 August 2009 | EN | 中文

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Scientific strategies can save dryland agriculture

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

15 July 2009 | EN

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Nepal must consider environment in development plans

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

Source: China Dialogue

9 July 2009 | EN

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Getting REDD right for Africa

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

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR

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What are the real costs of reducing forest emissions?

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

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文

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Africa needs agroforestry to cut forest emissions

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

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR

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Climate deals should reward wider forest management

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

8 July 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文