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Latest on Rio+20

We track the news on science, technology and the Rio+20 Earth Summit
Community-based fisheries, Bangladesh - Flickr/Water and Food

Research all the way

Farming projects need access to research all the way along the innovation trajectory

From GM crops to forestry

Learn more about the challenges of feeding our growing population versus caring for our planet
Buruli ulcer patient, Ghana - Flickr/ReSurge International

Preventing Buruli ulcer

Intensification of agriculture could favour spread of the neglected disease in Africa, says Rousseau Djouaka
Shri Y Mangi Singh from Manipur, India invented a kouna grass mat-weaving machine - SRISTI, Ahmedabad

Protecting inventors

The knowledge and innovations created by poorer communities need new models of rights protection, argues Anil Gupta
Mrs. Chabayanzara follows podcast instructions to draw cattle vaccine, Zimbabwe - Lawrence Gudza

No local input, no impact

Pushing technology won't work without engaging poor communities, says Lawrence Gudza
Women operating foot water pump in Kenya - Flickr/waterdotorg

Grassroots ignored

Policymakers overlook grassroots innovation — but need to get it on the development agenda, says Tony Marjoram
Flour mill on a scooter - SRISTI, Ahmedabad

Alternative innovation

Facts and figures on grassroots innovation — its champions, challenges and potential to promote sustainability
New meningitis vaccine delivered in Burkina Faso - Flickr/PATH/courtesy of WHO

Health R&D needs translation

A report looking at a decade of US health R&D funding says more effort is needed to move from lab to field
Carbon nanotubes - flickr_mattxb

Too much tech talk

S&T may be important, but their assessment also needs attention in Rio+20 talks
Participatory selection of rice varieties in Bangladesh - Flickr/IRRI Images

Knowledge classified

Linnaean taxonomy can help organise research evidence — and encourage policymakers to use it