The Peruvian government has launched a plan to generate scientific data for industrial sectors, looking for a low carbon economy.

South-East Asia cassava industry faces threat from pest and disease outbreaks coinciding with global warming and changing rainfall.

The International Food Policy Research Institute says policymakers must face up to serious weaknesses in the global food system.

Stakeholders need to synchronise the policies and objectives of Marine Protected Areas to protect the 'Amazon of the seas.

Fossil records show that damage to Panama's coral reefs from overfishing and deforestation began before current impacts of climate change.

Planet Under Pressure speakers said developing countries should be included in decisions about climate change technology 'fixes'.

An international commission of senior scientists has launched a charter for action on food security for different sectors of society.

An online mapping tool has been launched in Malawi that shows how conflict, climate change vulnerability and aid policy intersect.

A Kenyan project is helping farmers work with the weather by combining traditional and science-based forecasts.

Extreme temperature and rainfall events are projected to rise in frequency, according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

A study says the effects of climate change on the oceans will cost mankind almost US$2 trillion a year by 2100.

A proposed 'planetary boundary' of available biomass should be added to the nine existing environmental tipping points, a conference hears.

Drought is the deadliest disaster in Africa, but deaths have been going down, a conference hears.

Rapidly growing cities in Asia could benefit from a toolkit of indicators that assesses their readiness to face climate change impacts.

Researchers are putting together a plan at the Planet Under Pressure meeting to find sustainable solutions to Earth's problems.

British and South African researchers say the ability of global climate models to predict regional events like monsoons is often limited.

A global research initiative to study the Earth's changing environment and its impact on society is due to be launched later this month.

Residents of Asian cities are identified as the most exposed to floods caused by poor urban planning and climate change.

The creation of a CDM Hub in Uganda will give companies training and advice in registering and selling carbon credits.

Computer simulations predict severe water shortages in south India’s Godavari basin, which call for conservation practices.