http://www.scidev.net/ Latest news on eye on earth summit and the developing world. en http://rss.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/ Yojana Sharma analyses the work of a four-day meeting on access to data and information that will feed into next year’s Rio+20 conference on sustainable development.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/tackling-the-data-gaps-that-could-scupper-the-green-economy.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 21 Dec 2011 13:50:30 GMTPreventing loss of life and limb and limiting damage in disasters requires information that draws on the knowledge of local people and helps them react, reports Ochieng’ Ogodo.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/in-disasters-information-saves-lives.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 21 Dec 2011 13:15:07 GMTWhen it comes to biodiversity information, incentives need to be provided to improve international sharing of data, report Tracy Irvine and Daniela Hirschfield.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/eye-on-biodiversity-closing-the-data-and-information-gaps-on-biodiversity-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 21 Dec 2011 13:06:47 GMT'Blue carbon' is seen as an increasingly important issue, but it needs to be backed up by better science, reports Mićo Tatalović.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/more-science-needed-to-give-blue-carbon-a-place-at-the-rio-20-table-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 21 Dec 2011 13:00:00 GMTSmriti Mallapaty looks at an attempt to overcome the difficulties of accessing and understanding environmental and societal information.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/information-networks-bridging-the-gap-between-geeks-and-suits.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 21 Dec 2011 12:20:39 GMTAfrican participants at an international meeting emphasise the need for continent-wide action to generate easy-to-access environmental data.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/push-for-investments-and-cooperation-african-countries-urged.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitSun, 18 Dec 2011 14:12:44 GMTCrowdsourced environmental data can be useful, for example in measuring black carbon emissions, but concerns remain about quality, says Yojana Sharma.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/quality-control-challenges-for-citizen-science-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitSun, 18 Dec 2011 11:48:05 GMTSciDev.Net talks to Sylvia Earle, scientist, oceanographer, explorer, about her hopes for oceans at the Rio+20 conference in Brazil in 2012.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/q-a-sylvia-earle-on-the-planet-s-blue-engine.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitSun, 18 Dec 2011 09:28:07 GMTAn Eye on Earth Declaration and a set of Special Initiatives target next year’s major international conference on sustainable development.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/conference-resolves-to-push-for-data-access-at-rio-20.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitFri, 16 Dec 2011 01:12:02 GMTWhether it’s finding an post-earthquake area on which to build or updating drainage maps, GeoSUR can help.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/geospatial-initiative-shows-the-way-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitThu, 15 Dec 2011 16:26:09 GMTData-sharing is part of the answer to problems arising from the Arab region’s most serious challenge, water, finds Rehab Abd Almohsen.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/the-arab-world-scarce-data-in-a-water-scarce-region-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitThu, 15 Dec 2011 11:36:25 GMTPotentially lucrative sea-bottom minerals are a factor in a Pacific Island state’s drive to become the "greenest, cleanest destination" in the world.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/deep-sea-mining-drives-cook-islands-huge-marine-park-1.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitThu, 15 Dec 2011 11:30:40 GMTThe cities account for more than three quarters of emissions of CO2, are home to half the world population and will be 'highly visible' at Rio +20.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/why-city-resilience-will-be-an-issue-at-rio-20-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitThu, 15 Dec 2011 08:26:38 GMTSciDev.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.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/q-a-achim-steiner-on-expectations-for-rio-20.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitThu, 15 Dec 2011 06:11:22 GMTA "piece of paper people can walk away with" and "a very valuable and very important" declaration is approved for submission to Rio+20.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/abu-dhabi-meeting-approves-declaration-of-intentions-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 14 Dec 2011 21:29:58 GMTNew technologies offer the promise of delivering environmental information to anyone who wants it, anywhere in the world. But we are not quite there yet.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/features/the-sense-and-sensitivity-of-technology-for-all.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 14 Dec 2011 16:20:28 GMTInformation is crucial in dealing with natural calamities in Africa, but it must come from local people as well as from advanced technologies.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/local-and-hi-tech-responses-needed-when-disaster-strikes-in-africa.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 14 Dec 2011 15:58:19 GMTAfrica lacks environmental data, a problem compounded by secrecy and an unwillingness to share, say civil society representatives.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/african-environment-policies-hampered-by-secrecy-and-low-priority-.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitWed, 14 Dec 2011 06:55:45 GMTImproving data collection is important but so is access, conference is told.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/help-plug-data-gaps-urges-senior-un-official.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitTue, 13 Dec 2011 19:38:03 GMTAgreement on the wording of a declaration by a conference in Abu Dhabi marks a step towards a global treaty on access to environmental information.http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/eye-on-earth-summit/news/abu-dhabi-meeting-tilts-towards-data-treaty-support.html?utm_source=link&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=en_agricultureandenvironment_eyeonearthsummitTue, 13 Dec 2011 09:35:42 GMT http://c96265.r65.cf3.rackcdn.com/logo_small.gif http://www.scidev.net/