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The Insect Resistant Maize for Africa (IRMA), project that began in 1999 is to table their results on Bt maize experimental findings involving phases 1 and 2 at a meeting to be held in Nairobi on October 28-30.

Poor management strategies that support the health of wetland eco-systems affect the health of people in the developing world, with wetland-related diseases claiming the lives of 3 million people each year and bringing suffering to many more.

Unfair government policies fail to benefit poor people who live in the forests of many developing countries. Those same policies fail even to protect forests, according to a new study.

As agreement nears on incorporating forest mitigation into a new climate protection accord, close to 1,500 forestry experts, policymakers and activists including Prof Wangare Mathai gathered in Copenhagen Sunday to urge politicians to make the most of a once in a lifetime opportunity to conserve forests and contribute to climate change mitigation, a policy option usually referred to as REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation).

With the recent endorsement by the World Health Organization (WHO) and scientists worldwide of adult male circumcision as an important strategy for HIV prevention, there is increased urgency to develop safe and cost-effective circumcision services. This is especially the case in Africa where HIV/AIDS continues to spread at an epidemic rate.