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Pacific lessons on research engagement and impact
The University of the South Pacific's massive catchment may mean less research cash, but its science helps the region, reports Anne Moorhead.
FEATURE | 5 February 2013 | EN
Should deep-sea mining go ahead in Papua New Guinea?
Financial disagreement has halted a controversial deep-sea mining project but deeper issues lie with the environment, Prime Sarmiento reports.
FEATURE | 14 January 2013 | EN
Guide and glossary to CBD
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has spawned a series of agreements and technical phrases.
Will Rio+20 commit to protecting the oceans?
Promises made at previous summits have not delivered enough protection for the oceans — campaigners are pushing for better results from Rio+20, writes Prime Sarmiento.
FEATURE | 8 June 2012 | EN
Building science bridges in Botswana
The Okavango Research Institute is drawing on African and international expertise to tackle challenges in a broad range of disciplines.
Ocean science for sustainable development: Facts and figures
Sarah Grimes explores why we need good ocean monitoring, how to get it, and why it still fails Small Island Developing States.
Old and new knowledge combine to protect Fiji's fish
Efforts to protect precious marine biodiversity by combining science and local knowledge are difficult but can work, reports Naomi Antony.
More science needed to give blue carbon a place at the Rio+20 table
'Blue carbon' is seen as an increasingly important issue, but it needs to be backed up by better science, reports Mićo Tatalović.
FEATURE | 21 December 2011 | EN
Q&A: Sylvia Earle on the planet's blue engine
SciDev.Net talks to Sylvia Earle, scientist, oceanographer, explorer, about her hopes for oceans at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in 2012.
FEATURE | 18 December 2011 | EN
The Arab world: 'Scarce data in a water-scarce region'
Data-sharing is part of the answer to problems arising from the Arab region’s most serious challenge, water, finds Rehab Abd Almohsen.
FEATURE | 15 December 2011 | EN
Q&A: Achim Steiner on expectations for Rio+20
SciDev.Net speaks to UN Environment Programme executive director Achim Steiner at the Eye on Earth Summit (12-15 December) about next year's Rio+20.
FEATURE | 15 December 2011 | EN
The sense and sensitivity of technology for all
New technologies offer the promise of delivering environmental information to anyone who wants it, anywhere in the world. But we are not quite there yet.
FEATURE | 14 December 2011 | EN
Summit eyeing global sharing of environmental data
A preparatory meeting for the Rio+20 summit will discuss open access environmental data with a focus on biodiversity, water, oceans, cities and disasters. Yojana Sharma reports.
FEATURE | 9 December 2011 | EN
Pollution control key to beating China's algal blooms
Controlling the amount of pollution that goes into China's Taihu Lake is the key to managing the algal blooms, writes Lucie Guo.
Science secures the fish supply in Sri Lanka
Fish production could be boosted by exploiting Sri Lanka's man-made reservoirs. Anuradha Alahakoon reports on the challenges and progress so far.
FEATURE | 11 April 2007 | EN
Under threat: Asian mangrove replanting schemes
Efforts to restore the mangrove ‘bioshield’ around Indian Ocean coasts are facing challenges from shrimp farming and a lack of local support, writes Erika Check.
FEATURE | 16 December 2005 | EN
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