http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on science, technology & the developing world en http://rss.scidev.net/en/ Latin American governments are contesting plans by US firms Amazon and Patagonia to take charge of new geographic Internet domains.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/icts/news/latin-america-up-in-arms-over-us-firms-domain-name-grab.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 20 May 2013 17:21:13 GMTFeral goats and green iguanas introduced to small Pacific island states are destroying ecosystems and native wildlife, find studies.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/news/non-native-goats-and-iguanas-threaten-pacific-islands.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 20 May 2013 11:30:55 GMTAn atlas of a key natural resource, Africa's soil, aims to give people outside the science world insight into its importance and management.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/african-soil-diversity-mapped-for-the-first-time.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 20 May 2013 11:20:18 GMTBetter data and governance of global water resources are called for in a bid to get water security into the post-2015 development goals.http://www.scidev.net/en/news/experts-urge-water-s-inclusion-in-development-goals.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 20 May 2013 03:00:45 GMTScientists must partner with development actors and local communities to safeguard important plants.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/biodiversity/news/call-to-mainstream-ethnobotany-into-development.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 17 May 2013 16:44:25 GMTA study reveals a link between urbanisation and malaria, raising hope that cities sprouting in developing nations will help reduce malaria.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/malaria/news/is-city-growth-driving-malaria-elimination-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 16 May 2013 17:38:47 GMTSpace programmes can assist development work but are they taking cash better spent on ground-based efforts? Talent Ng'andwe investigates.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-east-asia/features/is-asian-space-science-drive-harming-development--2.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_featuresThu, 16 May 2013 16:58:20 GMTA high-ranking civil servant says Kenya's ban on importing genetically modified organisms is unscientific, lacks legal status — and is ineffective.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/kenya-s-gmo-ban-has-no-legal-basis-official-says-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 16 May 2013 15:28:22 GMTA cheap vaccine developed in India against rotavirus could add substantially to protection against diarrhoea.http://www.scidev.net/en/south-asia/news/india-develops-cheap-rotavirus-vaccine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsThu, 16 May 2013 11:57:32 GMTMuslim countries have failed to deliver on agreements to boost research spending and collaboration, their academicians claim.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/r-d/news/islamic-nations-are-failing-on-r-d-links-and-funding-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 15 May 2013 16:44:00 GMTPost-2015 discussions offer a chance to link the environmental and development agendas — it shouldn't be bypassed, says Myles A. Wickstead.http://www.scidev.net/en/opinions/let-s-reconnect-green-issues-and-development-post-2015.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_opinionsWed, 15 May 2013 13:29:17 GMTThe boom in rice growing in Benin has also led to more infestation of stored rice by pests, which is causing losses of hundreds of millions of francs.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/farming-practices/news/benin-starts-feeling-the-cost-of-rice-pests.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsWed, 15 May 2013 13:00:24 GMTToxic nanoparticle treatment of ponds of farmed fish could be made safe by embedding in into water filters, find scientists in Iran.http://www.scidev.net/en/new-technologies/nanotechnology/news/nanotech-filter-may-protect-farmed-fish-from-fungus.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 14 May 2013 16:41:29 GMTUrgent action is needed to head off a cancer epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean, warns an international group of specialists.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/non-infectious-diseases/news/call-for-action-on-latin-american-cancer-burden.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsTue, 14 May 2013 11:58:48 GMTGM-produced artemisinin is deemed to be comparable in quality to the plant-derived version, but should be cheaper to produce.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/malaria/news/who-approves-synthetic-source-of-artemisinin.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 13 May 2013 16:00:16 GMTArgentinean companies and cooperatives have launched a free-software initiative to help develop products for public and private sectors.http://www.scidev.net/en/latin-america-and-caribbean/news/free-software-to-help-develop-business-in-argentina.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsMon, 13 May 2013 12:47:35 GMTA new bill aims to encourage science communication to the public and educational institutions in Mexico.http://www.scidev.net/en/latin-america-and-caribbean/news/mexico-s-science-law-seeks-to-boost-science-communication-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 10 May 2013 17:15:11 GMTDevelopment experts from the world's least developed countries have launched an independent group to bring local concerns to the UN debating table.http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/innovation-policy/news/panel-from-least-developed-nations-to-jumpstart-sdg-debates.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 10 May 2013 17:08:09 GMTKenya is replacing an unwieldy drug-reporting process with an online system that allows healthcare workers to track safety in real time.http://www.scidev.net/en/sub-suharan-africa/news/kenya-goes-digital-to-report-drug-safety-issues.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 10 May 2013 15:07:16 GMTIR Mapper, a free online mapping website, will enable users to follow global insecticide resistance in malaria-causing mosquitoes.http://www.scidev.net/en/health/malaria/news/web-tool-tracks-insecticide-resistant-malaria-mosquitoes.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_newsFri, 10 May 2013 14:51:11 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/