SciDev.Net
Science and Development Network
News, views and information about science, technology and the developing world
Environmental policymaking plays a key role in determining the extent to which a country can exploit its natural resources while also protecting its ecosystems and avoiding land degradation.
(Photo credit: NASA)
Opinions and Analysis
Local groups should set biodiversity research agendas
Local groups must help set biodiversity agendas if donors and scientists are to impact conservation, say Robert J. Smith and colleagues.
24 November 2009
|
EN
Source: Nature
Pacific warning systems are failing
The Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.
Get biodiversity science to decision-makers
28 September 2009
|
EN
Source: Science
Policy Briefs
Storing water to adapt to climate change
Providing more and diverse water storage infrastructure is crucial to securing reliable water supplies in the face of climate change.
26 November 2009
|
EN
Source: International Water Management Institute
Using deforestation research to inform climate policy
Research into deforestation can help inform policies to reduce carbon emissions from forests.
8 July 2009
|
EN
Source: CIFOR
News and Features
Fall in rice strains highlights China's biodiversity gap
Despite progress in some areas, the dramatic decline in China's rice varieties exemplifies its general loss of biodiversity.
26 November 2009
|
EN
Saviour tree turns scourge in Kenya
Kenyan forestry specialists, acting on research by scientists, are trying to control a tree said to threaten up to 27 million hectares of land.
24 November 2009
|
EN
Arsenic: when will the clean water start flowing?
24 November 2009
|
EN
Food security in East Africa 'within reach'
13 November 2009
|
EN
Information Services
Missed the Global Health Forum 2009?
Our blog, by SciDev.Net columnist Priya Shetty, will fill you in, as will our interview with the Global Forum's Gill Samuels
