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Home to most of the Himalayas, Nepal must be at the heart of any regional climate change initiative, says Murari Sharma.

A meeting of African scientists and ministers on the environment's impact on health is welcome, if long overdue, says an editorial in The Lancet.

The common image of China as a big carbon polluter belies the clean energy miracle currently underway in the country, says Wu Changhua.

G8 leaders must encourage cooperation in biotechnology to address Africa's food shortages, writes Calestous Juma.

Luigi Boitani argues that a change in the classification of protected areas is needed to help preservation efforts.

Sustainable governance in the Gulf of Mexico calls for joint action by Cuba, Mexico and the United States, argues Jorge Brenner.

The UN is inhibiting innovation through over-regulation of new biotechnologies, argues Henry I. Miller.

China needs to change its model of economic development if it wants to curb environmental damage, say Jianguo Liu and Jared Diamond.

The time is right for Europe to change its carbon trading rules, giving Africa access to the market, writes Louis V. Verchot.

Biofuel production offers a lifeline to sugar-producing countries hit by the European Union's 2006 sugar reforms, argues Maureen Wilson.

Biofuels offer huge potential, but pose challenges best countered with strong and coherent development policies, says S. Arungu-Olende.

Dredging India's Sethusamundram ship channel poses environmental risks, and could even magnify future tsunami damage, says C.P. Rajendran.

With global diversity increasingly at risk, a mechanism like the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is required, argues Michel Loreau.

Environmental groups should buy palm oil plantations to fund biodiversity-saving nature reserves, say Lian Pin Koh and David S. Wilcove.

African leaders need to stop ignoring climate change and incorporate mitigation and adaptation policies into development, argues Anthony Nyong.

There is a history of resistance to the adverse effects of climate in Africa — so damage isn't inevitable, argues Katharine Vincent.

Africa must not let multinational corporations and international donors dictate its biotechnology agenda, says David Fig.

Policymakers must plan for healthier environments now to avoid unnecessary loss of life, says an editorial in The Lancet.

The state, business and media are vital to tackling Africa's environmental challenges, says Rwandan president Paul Kagame.

Africa needs harmonised biosafety policies that respect sovereignty and pool resources, says David Wafula.