Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region

Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa (CLCPANO)

The Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in North-West Africa (CLCPANO) was a regional body established under the aegis of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in the 1970s, with the objective of coordinating desert locust surveillance, prevention and control activities in North-West Africa. It brought together Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia and Mauritania, and served as a framework for technical cooperation, information exchange and coordinated actions to address transboundary desert locust threats in the region.

 

03/01/2005

Le Criquet pèlerin, Schistocerca gregaria (Forskål 1775) a toujours été considéré comme un fléau dévastateur depuis des millénaires. Ses invasions périodiques provoquent des dégâts remarquables sur les cultures et les...