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Scientific cooperation in the Islamic world needs more than secure funding — a compelling set of projects is also essential, says Athar Osama.

Africa has woken up to the promise of 'climate cash' — but the skills needed to secure it remain thin on the ground, writes Linda Nordling.

Vietnam is making rapid progress in developing biotechnology for a healthier society, says biotech expert Thai Nguyen.

Adrian Ely and Kevin Urama call for a new politics of innovation built around diversity, poverty reduction and environmental sustainability.

A global, independent panel will build scientific capacity and raise awareness of biodiversity change, says an editorial in Nature.

South Africa must build bottom-up needs-based policies for communal livestock grazing, says agricultural researcher Monique Salomon.

African scientists are less isolated from each other now thanks to regional networks, but they need broader scope, says Linda Nordling.

Government apathy threatens to stop the Uganda Millennium Science Initiative project dead in its tracks, says Tom Egwang.

African nations must pool resources to promote local pharmaceutical innovation, say Ibrahim Assane Mayaki and Carel IJsselmuiden.

Collaborative networks are crucial to improve the state of African higher education, says innovation expert Mammo Muchie.

World Food Prize winner Gebisa Ejeta argues that, with the right support, Africa can achieve its long-awaited Green Revolution.

African scientists must match rekindled enthusiasm for professional societies with a new commitment to networking, says Linda Nordling.

Shared problems, new technology and better communication all mean innovation is ready to drive development, say Gordon Conway and Jeff Waage.

To meet new biodiversity targets, African countries must plug science gaps and align goals with climate deals, says Linda Nordling.

Climate talks must move from technology transfer to 'innovation cooperation' to develop and deploy technologies effectively, says Ambuj Sagar.

Local groups must help set biodiversity agendas if donors and scientists are to impact conservation, say Robert J. Smith and colleagues.

CGIAR reforms take research decisions too far away, says Hartmann, director-general of the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA).

Aid agencies, under pressure to prove their worth, should seize the opportunity to make spending more accountable, says Linda Nordling.

Countries need to produce their own vaccines, and they need to invest in public sector capacity to do it, says Indian scientist Y. Madhavi.

Pilot projects in India and Nigeria point to possible benefits of a new approach to agricultural innovation, say Andy Hall and Susanna Thorp.