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Feeding a growing population in a hotter world will require exploiting a far broader range of crop diversity than now — and that means valuing wild genes.
Avoiding dangerous climate change is an increasingly formidable challenge. Diplomats meeting next month in Durban must propose a persuasive alternative if they are to end the Kyoto Protocol.
As scientists raise alarming questions about the true carbon cost of some biofuels, policymakers must decide how best to promote low-emission versions, reports Sonja van Renssen.
A new report warns of the environmental impact of Asia's rise. But the relationship between pollution and economic growth is not simple, argues Anna Petherick.
With expertise in geography and human health, Marta Jankowska and David López-Carr worked with a team of specialists in climate science, statistics, demography and policy to study climate change impacts on child malnutrition in Mali.