Coastal waters support 90 per cent of global fisheries and are

A sense of mission and urgency is needed if urban sanitation is to advance. (Editorial)

Debate rages on. Alarmists insist that anthropogenic global warming threatens human health and welfare, plant and animal species. Challengers argue that there is no crisis, and humans play a relatively minor role in climate change.

Strategies for sustainable development and climate change adaptation have many common elements, so addressing them jointly can create synergies.

With their kitchen gardens in local communities, women are responsible for the food crops that secure the food supply. Cash crops and monetary income are, on the other hand, defi ned as masculine.

Agrobiodiversity and indigenous knowledge represents a strategic force to combat poverty and food insecurity. Women's income from shea nut tree products pays for children's school fees, clothing, food and items of daily use, while the oil itself nourishes the family.