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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).

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