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A man walks in a Ugandan forest

Call to mainstream ethnobotany into development

Scientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.

17 May 2013 | EN

India develops cheap rotavirus vaccine

A cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.

16 May 2013 | EN

Iranian scientist

Islamic nations are 'failing on R&D links and funding'

Muslim countries have failed to deliver on agreements to boost research spending and collaboration, their academicians claim.

15 May 2013 | EN

Torre de control en Argentina

Free software cluster launched in Argentina

Argentinean companies and cooperatives have joined in a cluster of free software to develop products aimed at the public and private sectors.

13 May 2013 | ES

Streetfood in Bangladesh

Canada gives US$10 million to health innovations

A new Grand Challenges Canada project is funding cost-effective health innovations to the tune of more than US$10 million globally.

10 May 2013 | EN

Research into malaria testing, University of Ghana

China-Africa joint medical research to deepen

China and Africa are working on plans to offer African scientists training, carry out joint research and transfer technology.

7 May 2013 | EN

Revealing barriers faced by Africa's women entrepreneurs

New research aims to help African policymakers understand the constraints on women entrepreneurs to unlock their economic potential.

5 May 2013 | EN

Fishermen in Bangladesh

Global biodiversity panel urged to heed local voices

IPBES, a new biodiversity panel set up to advise policymakers, must include indigenous and local voices, a meeting has heard.

3 May 2013 | EN

Nepal to generate electricity from waste

Nepal sees waste-to-energy projects as a way to meet energy demand and also manage waste.

3 May 2013 | EN

Bangkok, Thailand

Global ranking reveals innovation gap in South-East Asia

Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand are the only South-East Asian representatives among the top 50 most innovative nations globally.

3 May 2013 | EN

Women in Ethiopia at solar powered stoves

Policy void could jeopardise UN's energy access goals

Without new policies, universal access to electricity will not be achieved by 2030 and the situation may even worsen for clean cooking, predicts a study.

3 May 2013 | EN

International Conference on Women In Science

Female Arab scientists urge defence of women's rights

A conference in Kuwait urges support for efforts to improve networking and the protection of women's rights, which are at risk after the Arab Spring.

29 April 2013 | EN | FR

Francisco Bolívar

Mexican presidency creates entity to coordinate ST&I

A new entity of the Mexican Presidency will seek to ensure increased budget for science, technology and innovation.

26 April 2013 | ES

Hazard Irritant symbol

Chemical weapons convention fails to address key issues

A conference fails to address the use of chemicals to disable civilians, as indications of chemical weapons' use in Syria emerge.

26 April 2013 | EN

Women scientists at a conference in India speaking to astronaut Sunita Williams

Men blamed for hindering female Arab scientists

Female researchers in Arab nations are being hampered by a lack of support from research bodies and male scientists, a conference has heard.

25 April 2013 | EN

Kids enjoying Sunclean

Mobile and web apps tackle sanitation challenges

A game and two other mobile apps that help citizens tackle local sanitation problems have won a World Bank-funded technology competition.

22 April 2013 | EN

Burundi's agriculture sector taps into Belgian funds

A new Belgian research initiative is one of many improvements to Burundi's R&D sector following the end of its civil war.

17 April 2013 | EN

MDGs

Scientists struggling to put land degradation into SDGs

More evidence and better communication are needed to get the issue onto the global sustainable development agenda, a UN conference hears.

16 April 2013 | EN

Dryland in Mali

Developing nations have 'more to lose' from loss of drylands

The economic value of drylands from such things as farming and tourism is far greater in developing than developed nations, a study reveals.

15 April 2013 | EN

Desertification

Data dearth impeding fight against desertification

Attempts to limit desert growth are being held back by a lack of accessible data on land degradation, a UN conference has heard.

12 April 2013 | EN