Emergency prevention system for transboundary animal and plant pests and diseases (EMPRES) - programme document
This document presents the FAO's EMPRES (Desert Locust) programme, which began as a pilot activity in the Central Region in 1995 and 1996. Its goals and concept are to reduce the risk of desert locust plagues emanating from the Central Region of the desert locust distribution area in order to mitigate food security, economic, and environmental concerns in the Central Region and beyond, and to strengthen the capabilities and capacities of national, regional, and international components of the desert locust management system to implement effective and efficient.