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  • Technical input 'on the ground' deserves donor backing

    22 May 2013, 4:04 am
    Development needs collective local action. More science and technical advisors should be supporting that, says research officer Harry Jones.
    Development needs collective local action. More science and technical advisors should be supporting that, says research officer Harry Jones.
  • Science and NGO practice: Facts and figures

    22 May 2013, 4:03 am
    What does science have to do with NGO practice? Anita Makri explores where they overlap and what stands in the way of fruitful collaboration.
    What does science have to do with NGO practice? Anita Makri explores where they overlap and what stands in the way of fruitful collaboration.
  • Too many Southern NGOs follow foreign agendas

    22 May 2013, 4:03 am
    Former Nepali Minister Dipak Gyawali says development NGOs need to stop acting like sub-contractors and start asking challenging questions.
    Former Nepali Minister Dipak Gyawali says development NGOs need to stop acting like sub-contractors and start asking challenging questions.
  • Science and NGO success stories: how collaborating works

    22 May 2013, 4:02 am
    From kidnap alerts to solar lighting, some NGOs find the high-tech answers they need. Andrew Williams and Imogen Mathers explain how.
    From kidnap alerts to solar lighting, some NGOs find the high-tech answers they need. Andrew Williams and Imogen Mathers explain how.
  • Make development practitioners partners in research

    22 May 2013, 4:01 am
    Overcoming barriers to how research is used in practice is important — but it's just half the battle, says NGO research expert Rachel Hayman.
    Overcoming barriers to how research is used in practice is important — but it's just half the battle, says NGO research expert Rachel Hayman.
  • NGOs need more say in research priority-setting

    22 May 2013, 4:00 am
    Funding agencies should support closer interaction between development NGOs and scientists, argues research and policy analyst Charlie McLaren.
    Funding agencies should support closer interaction between development NGOs and scientists, argues research and policy analyst Charlie McLaren.
  • Making space for science in NGO practice

    22 May 2013, 4:00 am
    There is a largely unexplored landscape of opportunity for collaboration between scientists and development practitioners.
    There is a largely unexplored landscape of opportunity for collaboration between scientists and development practitioners.
  • African countries must improve livestock data

    21 May 2013, 11:08 am
    Scientists have flagged up the poor quality of livestock data in Africa at a progress briefing of a project that aims to change that.
    Scientists have flagged up the poor quality of livestock data in Africa at a progress briefing of a project that aims to change that.
  • Rich and poorest nations face off over TRIPS extension

    21 May 2013, 10:22 am
    A dispute over a fresh deal to allow the least developed nations to bypass intellectual property rights could hit development efforts.
    A dispute over a fresh deal to allow the least developed nations to bypass intellectual property rights could hit development efforts.
  • India lacks political will for science communication

    21 May 2013, 4:46 am
    Budgetary constraints and political apathy have resulted in poor science communication in India, says Archita Bhatta.
    Budgetary constraints and political apathy have resulted in poor science communication in India, says Archita Bhatta.
  • US$100 chip may ease diagnosis of 15 tropical disease

    20 May 2013, 9:00 pm
    A multitasking microchip that can test blood samples for diseases including malaria and sleeping sickness has been launched in Singapore.
    A multitasking microchip that can test blood samples for diseases including malaria and sleeping sickness has been launched in Singapore.
  • Latin America up in arms over US firms' domain name grab

    20 May 2013, 1:21 pm
    Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.
    Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.
  • Latin American Radar: Riding the wave of open access

    20 May 2013, 10:03 am
    Latin America is embracing the free access movement in its scientific production, but there are structural and economic challenges, says Carla Almeida.
    Latin America is embracing the free access movement in its scientific production, but there are structural and economic challenges, says Carla Almeida.
  • Non-native goats and iguanas threaten Pacific islands

    20 May 2013, 7:30 am
    Feral goats and green iguanas introduced to small Pacific island states are destroying ecosystems and native wildlife, find studies.
    Feral goats and green iguanas introduced to small Pacific island states are destroying ecosystems and native wildlife, find studies.
  • African soil diversity mapped for the first time

    20 May 2013, 7:20 am
    An atlas of a key natural resource, Africa's soil, aims to give people outside the science world insight into its importance and management.
    An atlas of a key natural resource, Africa's soil, aims to give people outside the science world insight into its importance and management.
  • Experts urge water's inclusion in development goals

    19 May 2013, 11:00 pm
    Better data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.
    Better data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.
  • Call to mainstream ethnobotany into development

    17 May 2013, 12:44 pm
    Scientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.
    Scientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.
  • Oil exploitation damage could be limited in Amazon

    17 May 2013, 10:19 am
    A study in Peru has proposed to implement best engineering practices to reduce environmental damage from oil exploitation in the Amazon.
    A study in Peru has proposed to implement best engineering practices to reduce environmental damage from oil exploitation in the Amazon.
  • Is city growth driving malaria elimination?

    16 May 2013, 1:38 pm
    A study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria.
    A study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria.
  • Is Asian space science drive harming development?

    16 May 2013, 12:58 pm
    Space programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.
    Space programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.

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