The message conveyed was that "... as policymakers, there's no longer any need to make policies, all you need to do is let technology sort your problems for you", Mooney told the General Assembly's Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature earlier this month (18 April).
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Tackling the real crisis in science communication - SciDev.Net - 0 views
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The shortage of credible and diverse voices in science undermines the capacity of journalists to respond to development challenges.
Science must guide us towards a more sustainable future - SciDev.Net - 0 views
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As economists in these countries struggle to handle vast deficits, they need reminding that the easy credit which, in part, led to the debt crisis, has fuelled a rapacious consumerism that has exacerbated the environmental crisis.
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strengthening science advisory mechanisms and local governance.
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for example, by establishing effective technology transfer mechanisms to get novel solutions to the marketplace where they can be disseminated, and by taking measures to fill the gap if the market fails.
OECD launches 'green economy' consultation with developing countries - SciDev.Net - 0 views
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Turok pointed out that the mechanisms proposed for achieving the green economy — including markets and pricing, government subsidies and regulation, government investment, capacity building, and stakeholder partnerships and collaboration — contradicted each other.
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"If African countries don't [value and deploy their natural resources] they will have more foreigners grabbing their assets."
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Animal movement is key to sea life - Technology & science - Science - OurAmazingPlanet ... - 1 views
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whales and other marine animals may play a major role in the worldwide transport of nutrients — from the cold, rich waters of the deep to the warm, nutrient-poor surface. Without these key ingredients, much marine life would cease to exist.
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A study published in July in the journal Biogeosciences Discussions estimated that a mere 80 sperm whales that live near Hawaii transport 1,100 tons (1 million kilograms) of nitrogen per year with the movement of their massive bodies through a boundary called the pycnocline, below which it is too dark for light-loving plants — the base of much of the ocean food chain — to survive.
Anxious wait for scientists on Rio+20 talks - SciDev.Net - 0 views
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'Planetary boundaries' is an idea that was showcased by Johan Rockström, executive director of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, in Nature in 2009, and refers to limits to the use of nine of the Earth's resources, ranging from activities that generate carbon dioxide to land use, the loading of atmosphere with aerosols and the use of oceans.