Putting a price on nature can benefit the poor if done right
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Schemes that pay for responsible eco-management can ignore the poor — but this may be changing,…Let’s think beyond light-based technologies
Jan 19, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevIn this UN year of light, enlightenment will be as important as light-based technologies in…Task force seeks science reform at Muslim universities
Jan 19, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevExperts have begun drawing up proposals designed to close the research gap with other nations.How fruits, plants and spices enrich Zanzibar
Jan 16, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDev
A photo gallery on the tropical treasures of the Tanzanian island and their use in food and…View on Poverty: How donors can root out corruption
Jan 16, 2015, 7:00 am By SciDevDeveloping innovative proxy measures of corruption could help evaluate the best strategies, says…Cuban scientists eye boost from end of embargo
Jan 16, 2015, 5:55 am By SciDev
But complete lifting of the trade and economic block put in place in 1961 requires US Congress…Bill to end malaria in 34 nations put at $8.5 billion
Jan 15, 2015, 9:00 am By SciDevBut as the estimate does not take into account rising drug resistance, the bill could be even…Africa Analysis: Fast-forward to end of 2015
Jan 15, 2015, 5:50 am By SciDev
Linda Nordling dusts off her crystal ball to present key science issues that should impact…Focus on Disability: Universal healthcare can happen
Jan 14, 2015, 11:00 am By SciDevBut it will mean organising health systems so that they meet disabled people’s unique needs, says…Race is on to save banana from fungus wilt
Jan 14, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDevA global plan to stop a deadly banana fungus in its tracks is needed say UN FAO and other…Dream of remote internet connections still up in the air
Jan 13, 2015, 10:26 am By SciDevThere’s no shortage of ideas for getting internet to people in developing countries, but will they…Dream of remote internet connections still up in the air
Jan 13, 2015, 10:26 am By SciDev
There’s no shortage of ideas for getting internet to people in developing countries, but will they…Asia-Pacific Analysis: Asia’s invisible women farmers
Jan 13, 2015, 10:00 am By SciDevWomen, the saying goes, hold up half the sky but in Asia’s farms, women don’t get half the…Single SDG targets are impractical and unrealistic
Jan 13, 2015, 6:00 am By SciDevNumbers should be used to engage stakeholders, not benchmark nations’ progress, say David Sumpter…DivSeek project aims to uncover crops’ hidden genetic data
Jan 12, 2015, 10:00 am By SciDevThe initiative aims to open up genetic resources in seed banks to help breed tougher, higher…Egypt ponders quitting ICSU after another member exits
Jan 9, 2015, 6:54 am By SciDevEgypt is ‘reconsidering’ the benefits of International Council for Science membership after a…Generating solar enterprise in Tanzania
Jan 8, 2015, 10:00 am By SciDev
In this podcast and image gallery, we focus on a new device that is bringing clean energy to…Canal could turn Lake Nicaragua into ‘dead zone’
Jan 8, 2015, 5:00 am By SciDev
As work on the Interoceanic Canal begins, scientists warn it may unleash ecological havoc.Greener nylon production could cut costs and pollution
Jan 7, 2015, 8:00 am By SciDevThe new method uses less energy than the current one and produces little of the greenhouse gas…Learning resilience from Peru’s ancient civilisations
Jan 7, 2015, 2:00 am By SciDev
This photo essay visits the heartlands of the former Incan empire to see how people are adapting to…
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