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Priya Shetty explains why donors should fund health systems research.

Soil science and agroforestry can help tackle climate change and boost crop yields, say M. S. Swaminathan and Dennis Garrity.

A Nature editorial calls on the global academic community to support investigations into allegations of scientific plagiarism in Iran.

Developing countries must invest in their own research to tackle insect-borne disease and climate change, writes George Kasali.

Methods to detect insecticide resistance in mosquitoes need updating to meet local needs, say Gregor J. Devine and Elena Ogusuku.

Governments must centre climate policies around technology development, not emissions targets, say Isabel Galiana and Christopher Green.

Developing countries need ‘green’ development, not emission cuts, to fight climate change, say B. Sudhakara Reddy and Gaudenz B. Assenza.

African governments need to learn how to boost the quality, not just the quantity, of research in their countries, says Linda Nordling.

Africa needs grassroots participation to benefit from the Clean Development Mechanism, argues Durando Ndongsok.

Climate talks must move from technology transfer to 'innovation cooperation' to develop and deploy technologies effectively, says Ambuj Sagar.

Local groups must help set biodiversity agendas if donors and scientists are to impact conservation, say Robert J. Smith and colleagues.

Access to clean energy — not emissions reductions — is the key to tackling climate change, say Nancy Birdsall and Arvind Subramanian.

Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.

Some scientists worry that renewed enthusiasm for malaria eradication could distract from vital control efforts, says Priya Shetty.

Cuba has managed to stay free of dengue fever through locally-relevant research, say Maria G. Guzmán and Gustavo Kourí.

The global health innovation system must be considered as a whole to boost its effectiveness, say Stephen A. Matlin and Gill M.R. Samuels.

China is considering a low-carbon road map to reduce emissions while preserving economic growth. Technology is crucial, says Gordon Conway.

Combining satellite data with mobile phones offers cheap and effective tools for managing fires, says South African scientist Philip Frost.

Disaster management needs constellations of satellites with multispectral sensors, says Indian space researcher, Ranganath Navalgund.

Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.