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Get biodiversity science to decision-makers
Establishing an effective science–policy interface is key to combating biodiversity loss, say Harold Mooney and Georgina Mace.
28 September 2009
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Source: Science
Collaboration essential to overcome global challenges
23 September 2009
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Source: Science
Policy Briefs
Putting adaptation at the heart of development
A four-step plan to help governments integrate adaptation to climate change into development planning and policy.
11 December 2008
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Source: IIED
News and Features
Chinese science to be showcased on one website
China is trying to make the most of its science spending by uniting information about the nation's research activities on one website.
Iran urged to stamp out plagiarism
Iranian professors around the world are petitioning colleagues in Iran to attack plagiarism after alleged instances in academic journals.
26 October 2009
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Practical Guides
The A–Z of HIV/AIDS reporting
Guidance on HIV/AIDS reporting, from selling a story to your editor to a 'who's who' of the HIV/AIDS world.
28 October 2009
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Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation
How to report a disease outbreak or pandemic
Sensationalism is no substitute for sound science when reporting disease outbreaks, say Fang Xuanchang, Jia Hepeng and Katherine Nightingale.
Making science count in policy
1 October 2009
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Source: NERC
How researchers can stand up for science
22 July 2009
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Source: Sense About Science
