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FAO international technical conference on Agricultural Biotechnologies in Developing Countries (ABDC-10)

EVENT | 1 - 4 March 2010 | EN | Relevance: 50.18%

International Harm Reduction Association conference 2010

EVENT | 25 - 29 April 2010 | EN | Relevance: 35.96%

Lighting Africa’s 2nd International Business Conference & Trade fair

EVENT | 18 - 20 May 2010 | EN | Relevance: 43.98%

International Conference on Nanotechnology: Fundamentals and Applications

EVENT | 4 - 6 August 2010 | EN | Relevance: 46.61%

Navigating your way around a REDD story

Tips for journalists reporting on issues surrounding the proposed scheme to pay developing countries to protect their forests.

PRACTICAL GUIDES | 16 December 2009 | EN | Relevance: 52.83%

elearning Africa 2010

EVENT | 26 - 28 May 2010 | EN | Relevance: 49.08%

Gearing up to report on the Copenhagen climate talks

Background information for journalists about the Copenhagen climate change summit, along with potential sticking points and outcomes.

PRACTICAL GUIDES | 24 November 2009 | EN | 中文 | Relevance: 39.73%

International Press Centre Biodiversity Research (IPCB)

The International Press Centre for Biodiversity Research, run by the European-funded ALTER-Net project, links to biodiversity research news and press releases from universities and research institutes. It runs a networking service to put journalists in touch with biodiversity researchers willing to...

LINK | 23 November 2009 | EN | Relevance: 38.26%

Uniting drylands research could halt looming crisis

Scientists have urged the UN's desertification convention to unite research on land degradation and so convince policymakers to take action.

NEWS | 28 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文 | Relevance: 34.00%

International Conference on Pure and Applied Chemistry (ICPAC 2010)

EVENT | 26 - 30 July 2010 | EN | Relevance: 45.48%

The challenge of reporting on climate change and health

Reporting on how climate change affects health is a real challenge — screen your sources and find reliable experts, says Asefaw Getachew.

OPINION | 9 September 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文 | Relevance: 37.46%

Using research findings to write better stories

Tips on how journalists can find, understand and use research findings to add weight to their stories.

PRACTICAL GUIDES | 26 August 2009 | EN | 中文 | Relevance: 67.43%

The curse of policy-based evidence

Journalists and scientists must guard against policymakers using science to legitimise pre-chosen and politically-motivated policies.

EDITORIAL | 13 August 2009 | EN | ES | 中文 | Relevance: 47.09%

Plea for African digital libraries

As digital libraries surge ahead internationally, Africa is falling behind, a conference has heard.

NEWS | 13 July 2009 | EN | FR | Relevance: 34.44%

Global Canopy Programme

The Global Canopy Programme (GCP) is an alliance of over 30 scientific institutions in 19 countries that work on forest canopy research, education and conservation. In addition to supporting research projects, GCP is active in informing policymakers and working with governments and the finance...

LINK | 8 July 2009 | EN | Relevance: 37.88%

Cairo to host next world science journalists' conference

An African country is to host the World Conference of Science Journalists for the first time.

NEWS | 3 July 2009 | EN | 中文 | Relevance: 100.00%

Science journalism: How scientists can help

Science journalism has an important role to play in scrutinising science and engaging with the media, says a Nature editorial.

OPINION | 30 June 2009 | EN | 中文 | Relevance: 76.22%

Beware scientific fundamentalism

Science journalists should aim to be "informed critics" of science, supporting its values but wary of backing everything said in its name.

EDITORIAL | 26 June 2009 | EN | ES | 中文 | Relevance: 61.36%

How the media is creating a climate for change

IPCC chair R. K. Pachauri calls on journalists to maintain focus on the scientific rationale for action in their coverage of climate change.

OPINION | 24 June 2009 | EN | ES | FR | 中文 | Relevance: 37.21%

Good news for developing world science journalists

Science journalists in the developing world can help bring science news to a global public, says senior Harvard fellow Cristine Russell.

OPINION | 24 June 2009 | EN | Relevance: 88.36%