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Local groups should set biodiversity research agendas

Local groups must help set biodiversity agendas if donors and scientists are to impact conservation, say Robert J. Smith and colleagues.

OPINION | 24 November 2009 | EN

Get biodiversity science to decision-makers

Establishing an effective science–policy interface is key to combating biodiversity loss, say Harold Mooney and Georgina Mace.

OPINION | 28 September 2009 | EN

Tropical ecosystems threatened by over-consumption

We must take responsibility for the costs of modifying tropical ecosystems for human consumption, says botanist Scott A. Mori.

OPINION | 24 September 2009 | EN | ES

Gene banks essential in fight against climate change

Gene banks have a key role to play in the development of climate-proof crops, says agricultural scientist M. S. Swaminathan.

OPINION | 6 August 2009 | EN | 中文

GM tree research blocked by impossible recommendations

Essential field trials of GM trees are being hindered by anti-GM activists working through the Convention on Biological Diversity, say Steven H. Strauss and colleagues.

OPINION | 18 June 2009 | EN

Medicinal biodiversity needs stronger protection efforts

International bodies, governments and indigenous people must all help protect medicinal biodiversity, say Jeffrey A. McNeely and Sue Mainka.

OPINION | 29 April 2009 | EN

Could biodiversity negotiations stifle research?

Biodiversity negotiations will greatly impact academics, and scientists must speak up before it is too late, warn Sikina Jinnah and Stefan Jungcurt.

OPINION | 30 January 2009 | EN

Voluntary co-operation can work on global problems

Voluntary collaboration between governments and international organisations can be an effective way to address global scientific issues, says Michael Williams.

OPINION | 15 September 2008 | EN

Food crop diversity is key to sustainability

Thousands of traditional crop species could help break dependence on a few global food crops, and offer valuable environmental services, says Monty Jones.

OPINION | 17 April 2008 | EN

Guarding the Gulf of Mexico's valuable resources

Sustainable governance in the Gulf of Mexico calls for joint action by Cuba, Mexico and the United States, argues Jorge Brenner.

OPINION | 14 March 2008 | EN | ES

Shipping shortcut poses environmental risks

Dredging India's Sethusamundram ship channel poses environmental risks, and could even magnify future tsunami damage, says C.P. Rajendran.

OPINION | 25 October 2007 | EN

Biodiversity requires global monitoring mechanism

With global diversity increasingly at risk, a mechanism like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is required, argues Michel Loreau.

OPINION | 4 September 2007 | EN

'Buy palm oil plantations, save biodiversity'

Environmental groups should buy palm oil plantations to fund biodiversity-saving nature reserves, say Lian Pin Koh and David S. Wilcove.

OPINION | 31 August 2007 | EN | 中文

Is Africa being bullied into growing GM crops?

Africa must not let multinational corporations and international donors dictate its biotechnology agenda, says David Fig.

OPINION | 27 June 2007 | EN

Does biodiversity have a price?

Biodiversity is a complex issue, says Camilla Toulmin, and the G8 report on its economic value faces many challenges.

OPINION | 8 June 2007 | EN | 中文

Global genebanks need funds

Guaranteed funding for the world's genebanks is essential to preserve biodiversity and secure food supplies, says Jan Valkoun.

OPINION | 22 May 2007 | EN

Malaysia's new model of conservation

A Malaysian conservation project could help preserve biodiversity alongside the South-East Asian timber industry, says an editorial in Nature.

OPINION | 10 April 2007 | EN

Holes in Indian laws promote biopiracy

S. Bala Ravi argues that deficiencies in India's seed and biodiversity policies promote biopiracy.

OPINION | 28 September 2006 | EN

The Cartagena Protocol: the debate goes on

Tewolde Egziabher and other SciDev.Net readers join the debate on the relevance of the UN biodiversity convention's Cartagena Protocol on genetically modified organisms.

OPINION | 12 May 2006 | EN

Sowing trouble: India's 'second green revolution'

Suman Sahai argues that India's new agricultural biotechnology deal with the United States will take power away from farmers and endanger a rich genetic heritage.

OPINION | 9 May 2006 | EN