About the Commission
The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) was created under the provisions of Article XIV of the FAO Constitution. It comprises 11 member countries from West and North-West Africa: Algeria, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Senegal, Chad and Tunisia.

The purpose of the CLCPRO is to promote, at national, regional and international level, all actions, including research and training, to ensure rational and sustainable management of preventive control and to deal with Desert Locust invasions in the western region of its habitat, comprising West and North-West Africa.
Events Schedule

20/12

2025

22/12

2025

Oman (Oman), 20/12/2025 - 22/12/2025

Interregional Training on the Use of Spraying Drones in Desert Locust Control, Sultanate of Oman, 20–22 December 2025.

5/11

2025

14/11

2025

Mauritania (Mauritania), 05/11/2025 - 14/11/2025

Regional Training on the Operational Use of Biopesticides (Novacrid - Metarhizium acridum) against Desert Locusts, Mauritania, November 5-14, 2025

26/10

2025

30/10

2025

Algiers Province (Algeria), 26/10/2025 - 30/10/2025

Training on the use of geographic information systems (GIS) and navigation tools, intended for students in the first class of senior technicians in acridology, Algiers (Algeria), October 26-30, 2025.

Recent Publications
National Desert Locust Control Units in the Western Region