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Ensuring science is conducted with integrity requires a supportive culture, not draconian rules and sanctions.

Delivering on its 'science for development' promises will help the Obama administration regain trust within the developing world.

Helping developing countries communicate and use science is essential to international aid and diplomacy.

Integrating modern and traditional medicine requires breaking down the legal and regulatory barriers that disadvantage the poor.

Brazil must ensure its support for science becomes long-term commitment, not one restricted to the mandate of a particular government.

Four hundred years after Galileo, scientists still face persecution for speaking out. Laws must not be used to stifle debate.

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

The political climate is ripe for a new push to eliminate nuclear weapons; scientists can boost its chance of success.

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Even focused research will not deliver agricultural progress unless donors also help join up links in the development chain.

Technical obstacles to efficient solar energy are shrinking, but economics and politics still challenge its widespread adoption by the poor.

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

Tackling recent controversies about climate change data requires a robust partnership between the natural and social sciences.

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

Science can help design strategies to tackle malnutrition. The challenge is turning this knowledge into action.

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

There have been notable successes in science for development over the past decade but still insufficient follow-through for key commitments.

The hacked emails of climate researchers offer an opportunity to show how science is really done — instead of a rearguard defence of scientific 'objectivity'.

Harmonising 'science for development' funding would make science aid more effective, benefiting both donors and recipients.