Agreement for the Establishment of a Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region Document type Multilateral Field of application Regional/restricted Date Nov 25, 2000 Source IUCN (ID: TRE-001385) Title (French) Accord portant creátion d'une Commission de lutte contre le criquet pèlerin dans la Région Occidentale Title (Spanish) Acuerdo para el Establecimiento de una Comisión de Lucha contra la Langosta del Desierto en la Región Occidental Place of adoption Rome Depository FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN Language Arabic, English, French, Spanish Entry into force Feb 25, 2002 Subject Cultivated plants, Wild species & ecosystems Keyword Desert/oasis Pests/diseases Integrated pest management-IPM/pest management strategies Crops/grasses Education Institution Data collection/reporting Pesticides Plant protection Research International agreement-text Abstract Objectives: Through the establishment of a Commission within the framework of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, to promote, at national and international level, research and action with a view to controlling the desert locust in the western region. Summary of provisions: Parties undertake to, inter alia, implement the preventive control strategy provided by the Agreement, and deal with plagues of the desert locust (art. VI). Parties further agree to adopt measures with a view to, inter alia, procuring and maintaining intervention equipment, exchanging information on the locust situation, and promoting training, research and survey work. Institutional mechanisms: The Commission is established (art. I) to promote joint action and assistance, information, co-ordination and co-operation (art. VII). An Executive Committee is also established to, inter alia, prepare the annual report of the activities of the Commission, to be approved by the latter (art. XII). The FAO is to provide the Secretary and the staff of the Commission (art. XIII). Full text English French Spanish Website www.fao.org Country/Territory/Participant See Expanded View Show Map Countries Entry into force Ratification * Algeria Feb 25, 2002 May 4, 2001 [3] Burkina Faso Jun 16, 2005 Jun 16, 2005 [3] Chad Feb 25, 2002 Feb 25, 2002 [3] Libya Jun 21, 2005 Jun 21, 2005 [3] Mali Feb 25, 2002 Jul 9, 2001 [3] Mauritania Sep 20, 2006 Sep 20, 2006 [3] Morocco Jul 14, 2006 Jul 14, 2006 [3] Niger Feb 25, 2002 Oct 30, 2001 [3] Senegal Feb 25, 2002 May 8, 2001 [3] Tunisia Feb 6, 2003 Feb 6, 2003 [3] * [1] Ratification [2] Accession/approbation [3] Acceptance/approval [4] Succession [5] Consent to be bound [6] Definite signature reset zoom out zoom in