#HappeningNow: At the workshop on "Innovative Technologies for Sustainable Locust Management," Shoki AlDobai noted that "This gathering reflects FAO and its partners’ shared commitment to advancing sustainable, science-based solutions to locust invasions." fao.org/transboundary-…

ℹ️Prévisions pluviométriques saisonnières dans les zones de reproduction estivale/hivernale du Criquet pèlerin (juillet–décembre 2025) Article complet👉fao.org/locust-watch/fr #DesertLocust

ℹ️Seasonal precipitation predictions: July–December 2025 ➡️Wet summer across the #Sahel, southern Sahara, northeastern Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and the #Indo-Pakistan border, with above-normal rainfall expected from July through September. fao.org/locust-watch/en

Ms. Assem Abdrimova, Advisor to the Minister of Agriculture of #Kazakhstan visited, Food and Agriculture Organization’s Swiss Centre for Locusts & Migratory Pests #desertlocust monitoring. Collaboration between FAO & Kazakhstan in locust mgt was appreciated, with plans to continue & strengthen it further.

H.E. Qurbon Hakimzoda, Minister for Agriculture of Tajikistan visited FAO Swiss Center for Locust & Migratory Pests in Rome, Italy. Food and Agriculture Organization & #Tajikistan collaborate on a Regional programme to improve #locust mgt in 10 countries in Caucasus & Central Asia. fao.org/locusts-cca/co…

#News | Desert locusts are moving across parts of #NorthAfrica following ideal breeding conditions, raising fears of major locust infestations moving into the #Sahel. Food and Agriculture Organization's CLCPRO • FAO has provided support to strengthen ground response in the countries. news.mongabay.com/2025/07/agenci…

ℹ️Bulletin sur le Criquet Pèlerin (4 juillet): Les groupes se maintiennent avant migration au sud pour la reproduction estivale ➡️ La reproduction estivale commencera dans le Sahel fao.org/locust-watch/fr

ℹ️Desert locust Bulletin (4 July): Groups persist before shifting south for summer breeding ➡️ Summer breeding will start in the Sahel fao.org/locust-watch/en

نشرة الجراد الصحراوي ر يونيو 2025 تستقر مجموعات الجراد قبل الانتقال نحو الجنوب للتكاثر الصيفي fao.org/locust-watch/i…

🛻 N’Djaména 🇹🇩 – La #CLCPRO a remis ce 9 juillet 2025 des véhicules tout-terrain au Tchad (4) et au Niger (2) pour renforcer leurs capacités de lutte contre le #CriquetPèlerin. #LutteAntiacridienne #FIRO #SolidaritéRégionale

ℹ️Seasonal precipitation predictions: Aug 2025–January 2026 ➡️Wet summer across the northern #Sahel from #Mali to #Sudan, across southern #Arabian Peninsula & the #Indo-Pakistan border, with above-normal rainfall expected during Aug & Sept. fao.org/locust-watch/en #DesertLocust

ℹ️Prévisions pluviométriques saisonnières dans les zones de reproduction estivale/hivernale du Criquet pèlerin (août 2025 – janvier 2026) Article complet: fao.org/locust-watch/fr #DesertLocust

Aujourd’hui s’est tenue la cérémonie d’ouverture de la Réunion Régionale sur la résurgence acridienne dans la Région occidentale, organisée par la CLCPRO • FAO avec l’appui de la FAOMauritania & de la #CNLA. Une mobilisation régionale pour protéger la sécurité alimentaire. 🦗 🦗

#Happening|📍Dakar🗓️4 au 8 août Atelier de la Commission de lutte contre le Criquet pèlerin dans la Région occidentale #CLCPR 🎯Renforcer les compétences des chargés de l’info acridienne dans l’utilisation des outils numériques & d’observation pour mieux anticiper les risques

FAO West Africa FAO in Africa FAO in Near East and North Africa CLCPRO • FAO FAO Locust ONU Sénégal 🇺🇳 🔎Mieux analyser, mieux prévoir, mieux communiquer. Cet atelier renforce la capacité des équipes CLCPRO • FAO à publier des bulletins mensuels clairs et utiles sur la situation du #CriquetPèlerin

ℹ️Desert locust Bulletin (5 August): Summer breeding starts slowly ➡️ Outbreaks declined in northwestern Africa ↩️ Groups could emerge in the Sahel in August fao.org/locust-watch/en

🦗 “It doesn’t come from above like a typical storm. It arrives as a dark, heaving cloud at eye level: a wall of moving life.” 🛰️ FAO uses data, drones & forecasts to stop #DesertLocusts before they swarm. 📖 @‌FAO’s Mahgoub Boshara explains more: bit.ly/3ULqkj6

ℹ️Seasonal precipitation predictions: Sep 2025 – February 2026 ➡️Persistant above-normal rainfall across the northern #Sahel from #Niger to #Sudan, across southern #Arabian Peninsula & the #Indo-Pakistan border till the end of Sept. fao.org/locust-watch/en #DesertLocust