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Opinions archive results 1-20 of 43 in Agriculture & Environment and Environmental policy
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
Pacific warning systems are failing
The Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.
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
Climate change brews up trouble for coffee growers
Governments need to regain control over their agriculture to combat climate change, says commodities specialist Peter Baker.
Nepal must consider environment in development plans
Action on climate change is key to ensuring sustainable development in Nepal, say activists Gagan Thapa and Kashish Das Shresth.
OPINION | 9 July 2009 | EN
Getting REDD right for Africa
To get the best for and from Africa, REDD negotiators must hear African viewpoints, says head of the African Forest Forum, Godwin Kowero.
What are the real costs of reducing forest emissions?
Without knowing REDD's true costs we can't analyse the benefits, says the ASB Partnership for the Tropical Forest Margins' Peter A. Minang.
Amazon trees worth more alive than dead
We should heed researchers' findings that ceasing deforestation in the Amazon could boost its climate change resilience, says Andrew Mitchell.
OPINION | 8 May 2009 | EN
Dryland development needs science and sustainability
Sustainably developing drylands means balancing local knowledge, science and conflicting demands, says Elena María Abraham.
OPINION | 30 April 2009 | EN
The popular myth of 'water wars'
Water shortages do not, and will not, cause wars — cooperation is the dominant response to shared water resources, says Wendy Barnaby.
China's green success questionable
Are China's environmental projects as successful as is claimed, asks an editorial in Nature.
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
'Breathing tax' fiasco highlights importance of media accuracy
China's press must better report on climate change, following recent misunderstandings about a 'breathing tax', says Li Taige.
OPINION | 21 January 2009 | EN
Nepal must be at the heart of regional climate plans
Home to most of the Himalayas, Nepal must be at the heart of any regional climate change initiative, says Murari Sharma.
Environment and health sectors must work together
A meeting of African scientists and ministers on the environment's impact on health is welcome, if long overdue, says an editorial in The Lancet.
OPINION | 27 August 2008 | EN
China: Greener than you think
The common image of China as a big carbon polluter belies the clean energy miracle currently underway in the country, says Wu Changhua.
G8 must encourage biotech cooperation for Africa
G8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.
Change in Protected Area categories needed
Luigi Boitani argues that a change in the classification of protected areas is needed to help preservation efforts.
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.
UN over-regulation inhibits new biotechnologies
The UN is inhibiting innovation through over-regulation of new biotechnologies, argues Henry I. Miller.
OPINION | 13 February 2008 | EN
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