With some 33, 000 full-time students, the University specializes in tropical agriculture, maritime studies, tourism and law.

UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

He concludes that tropical agriculture may have a more limited role to play in development than many believe.

ECONOMIST: Growth and geography

"The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture genebank houses the world's largest collection of cowpeas, with over 15, 000 unique varieties from 88 countries around the world, " said Dr Dominique Dumet, the institute's genebank manager.

BBC: Seeds destined for the 'doomsday' vault (Image: IITA)

In theory, therefore, the earth's temperature should be on the rise--with potentially disastrous consequences that could include inundated coastlines, drastically altered weather, severe disturbances to agriculture, and tropical diseases' pushing into new territory.

CNN: Hot Air In Kyoto

Most tropical deforestation is the result of expanding commercial ranching and agriculture, driven by rocketing domestic and global demand for food, fibre and biofuel.

ECONOMIST: Seeing the wood