A new interactive website seeks to encourage social participation in the recommendations about sustainable development to be conveyed to Rio+20.

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

As South Asia gets a knowledge platform to promote climate-resilient agriculture, experts warn it must reach the region's poor farmers.

A ranking of countries' abilities to monitor forest loss reveals that many are unable to fulfil the terms of REDD+ and need outside support.

A mountain country climate change meeting has heard calls for more interaction between climate and social science researchers.

Carbon reduction initiatives should be assessed on a country by country basis, according to a comparative study on alternative energy costs.

As clean coal initiatives lag in many wealthy countries, China is moving to the forefront of global efforts to exploit coal resources without releasing carbon dioxide.

Brazil's indigenous Suruí tribe has been formally certified to sell carbon credits for their work in preserving Amazonian forests.

The latest version of the 'zero draft' for the Rio+20 Summit has included an acknowledgement that the Earth's resources are limited.

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.

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

Man-made environmental change is rising dangerously, but some social indicators such as population growth are improving, a conference hears.

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.

The International Union of Forest Research Organisations says there's too little focus on forests in the Rio Summit draft agreement.

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.

The World Meteorological Organization is offering improved access to data for decision-makers in developing countries.