Agadir (Morocco) - As part of the Master’s programme in Desert Locust Science, the Executive Secretary of CLCPRO, Dr Mohamed Lemine Hamouny, delivered a module on preventive control of the desert locust to students, from 29 March to 4 April 2026.

Adrar (Algeria) - As part of its capacity-building programme, the CLCPRO, in collaboration with the National Institute for Plant Protection (INPV), organized a practical field training for students enrolled in the Higher Technicians cycle in Plant Protection, specializing in Acridology, delivered at the Specialized Institute of Agricultural Training (ITSFA) in Algiers.

Neuquén, Argentina - The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) is participating in the 15th International Congress of Orthopterology (ICO2026), held from 8 to 12 March 2026 in San Martín de los Andes, in the province of Neuquén, Argentina. This international scientific event is organized by the Orthopterists’ Society and brings together researchers, specialists and practitioners from around the world working on Orthoptera, particularly locusts and grasshoppers.

Dakar (Sénégal) -The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) is organizing, from February 9 to 11, 2026, the regional closing workshop of the project financed by the French Development Agency (AFD), entitled “Consolidating the foundations of preventive control and developing operational research on the Desert Locust in the Western Region” (2021–2025).

Muscat (Sultanate of Oman) - The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO), in collaboration with the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region (CRC), launch an interregional training course dedicated to the use of spraying drones in Desert Locust control operations.

Rome - At the FAO Employee Recognition Awards ceremony held in Rome in December 2025, Dr. Mohamed Lemine Hamouny, Executive Secretary of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO), received the Year25 Medal, marking 25 years of continuous service within the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Rome - The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) is participating in the Thirty-fourth Session of the FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in South-West Asia (SWAC34), held at FAO Headquarters in Rome. This session brings together India, Iran, Pakistan, and FAO experts from Afghanistan, united around a common objective: strengthening regional desert locust management, advancing technological innovation, and reinforcing national preventive capacities.

Nouakchott - In a concrete gesture of regional solidarity, the Kingdom of Morocco today handed over to the National Anti-Locust Control Centre (CNLA) a donation of 100,000 liters of Deltamethrin 1.25%, under the coordination of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO). The operation is part of a collective mobilization aimed at supporting Mauritania in facing the locust upsurge observed since September 2025.

Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) - As part of his official mission to Burkina Faso, the Executive Secretary of the Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO) was received in an audience by His Excellency Dr. Aboubacar Nacanabo, Minister of Economy, Finance and Foresight.

Nouakchott (Mauritania) - The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region (CLCPRO), in collaboration with the National Anti-Locust Center (CNLA) of Mauritania, launched this Wednesday the regional training on the operational use of the biopesticide Novacrid® (Metarhizium acridum).