Africa

Africa

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Sahel region

Subregions in this region (2)

Northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa

Intermediate regions in this region (4)

Eastern Africa, Middle Africa, Southern Africa, Western Africa

Countries in this region (60)

Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, British Indian Ocean Territory, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, French Southern Territories, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Réunion, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Species of locust and grasshoppers in Africa represented in the HopperWiki

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Organizations (100)

Name	Acronym	Type	Focus	Focus keywords	Species purview
African Aquatic Conservation Fund		Non-governmental Organization;Non-profit Organization	Education, Research, Management	Monitoring, Training
African Development Bank	ADF	Financial	Funding	Emergency assistance
Agri Northern Cape		Government	Management, Governance	Coordination	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Agri SA		Government	Management	Control, Forecasting, Monitoring	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Agricultural Research Council	ARC	Unknown	Research	Ecology
Agriculture Research Council Plant Health and Protection	ARC-PHP	Government	Development, Management	Control, Agricultural development
Algerian Space Agency		Government	Management	Monitoring, Forecasting
Association for the Strengthening of Agricultural Research in Eastern and Central Africa	ASARECA	Non-profit Organization	Research, Information Hub, Education, Governance	Training, Agricultural development, Policy
Astral Aerial Solutions		Private Sector	Other	Robotics & drone technology
Bureau of Agriculture and Natural Resource	BANR	Government	Development	Agricultural development
Catholic Relief Services Ethiopia		Non-profit Organization	Development, Governance	Emergency response
Center for Coordination of Agricultural Research and Development for Southern Africa	CCARDESA	Non-governmental Organization	Management, Governance, Development	Training, Regional cooperation, Agricultural development
Center of Excellence in Biodiversity and Natural Resource Management	CoEB	University		Agricultural development, Community development, Research, Sustainable development, Technology, Training	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
Centre For Environment Justice	CEJ	Non-governmental Organization;Non-profit Organization	Development, Management, Governance	Community development, Monitoring, Policy, Sustainable development
Chad National Locust Control Agency	ANLA	University	Research, Management, Governance	Control, Forecasting, Monitoring, Regional cooperation, Training, Natural sciences
Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar	UCAD	University	Research	Natural sciences
Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region	CRC	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Education, Information Hub	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Consultative Group for International Agriculture Research	CGIAR	Intergovernmental Organization	Research, Information Hub, Funding, Governance, Development	Governance, Policy, Training, Agricultural development
CropLife Africa Middle East		Non-profit Organization	Development, Education	Sustainable development, Crop health	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Croplife South Africa		Non-profit Organization	Development		Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Desert Locust Control Organization for Eastern Africa	DLCO EA	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Governance, Management, Research	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Coordination	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Digital Development		Intergovernmental Organization;Non-profit Organization	Development, Management, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Coordination, Forecasting, International development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional cooperation, Research, Sustainable development, Technology, Training
Directorate General for Plant Protection	DGPV	Government	Research, Management	Control, Training, Monitoring, Pesticides, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Directorate of Plant Protection	DPV	Government	Management, Research, Education	Monitoring, Control, Training, Natural sciences
Éléphant Vert		Private Sector	Management	Biological control, Fertilizer, Control, Chemical manufacturing
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in Northwest Africa	CLCPANO	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Education, Management, Research	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Western Region	CLCPRO	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Research, Management	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Desert Locust Control Committee	DLCC	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Desert Locust Information Service	DLIS	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Education, Governance, Information Hub, Funding	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Coordination, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, International development, Media, Monitoring, Policy, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Training, Early warning, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Emergency Centre for Transboundary Plant Pests	ECTTP	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance	Coordination, Monitoring, Natural sciences
FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division	TCE	Non-profit Organization	Information Hub
FAO Emergency Prevention System for Transboundary Animal and Plant Pests and Diseases	EMPRES	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Research	Monitoring, Control, Training, Regional cooperation, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Food Chain Crisis Management Framework	FCCMF	Non-profit Organization	Information Hub
FAO Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases	NSPMD	Intergovernmental Organization	Development	Agricultural development, Community development	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Plant Production and Protection Division	NSP	Intergovernmental Organization	Information Hub	Agricultural development, Community development, Emergency assistance, Forecasting, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus)
FAO Regional Office for the Near East	FAO RNE	Intergovernmental Organization	Governance, Management	Control, Forecasting, Survey
FAO Subregional Office for Resilience in West Africa and the Sahel	REWOA	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Governance	Agricultural development, Regional cooperation	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
FAO Subregional Office for Southern Africa	SFS	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Governance		Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
FAO Technical Cooperation Programme	TCP	Intergovernmental Organization	Funding	Emergency assistance
Feed the Future Developing Local Extension Capacity	DLEC	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Information Hub, Development, Governance	Policy, Training, Agricultural development
French Development Agency		Financial	Funding, Information Hub	Emergency assistance
Fungipack		Private Sector	Management	Technology
Gaston Berger University	UBG	University	Development, Management, Research, Education	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, Arts and humanities, International development, Monitoring, Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
Global Locust Initiative	GLI	University	Research, Education, Information Hub	Sustainable development, Ecology, Nutrition, Social science, Natural sciences, Agriculture, Agroecology, Biology, Behavior, Biological control, Climate change, Education, Sustainability science, Geometric framework, Grazing, Governance, Food security, Arts and humanities, Land use management, Landscape ecology, Locusts, Migration, Phase polyphenism, Phenotypic plasticity, Soil science	Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Migratory grasshopper (Melanoplus sanguinipes), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), American grasshopper (Schistocerca americana), South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata), Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons)
Grootfontein Agricultural Development Institute		University		Natural sciences	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Gulu University		University	Research
Higher Institute of Agronomic Sciences of Chott Mariem		University ;Government		Agricultural development, Control, Education	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
IEDA Relief		Non-governmental Organization	Development, Funding	Sustainable development, Emergency assistance
IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre	ICPAC	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Research	Forecasting, Agricultural development, International development, Early warning, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Information Core for Southern African Migratory Pests	ICOSAMP	Other	Governance, Information Hub, Management, Education	Training, Regional cooperation, Monitoring, Control, Forecasting
InsectiPro		Unknown	Other	Edible Insects
Inter-African Phytosanitary Council	IAPSC	Intergovernmental Organization	Education, Governance	Regional cooperation
Intergovernmental Authority on Development	IGAD	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Management, Research	Forecasting, Agricultural development, International development, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
International Center for Tropical Agriculture	CIAT	Non-profit Organization	Development, Management	Food security, Agricultural development, Monitoring	South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata)
International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology	ICIPE	Non-profit Organization	Research, Education	Sustainable development, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture	IITA	Non-profit Organization	Funding, Research, Development, Information Hub	Agricultural development
International Labour Organization	ILO	Intergovernmental Organization	Development	International development, Sustainable development, Technology
International Red Locust Control Organization for Central and Southern Africa	IRLCO CSA	Intergovernmental Organization	Management, Governance, Funding	Monitoring, Control, Regional cooperation, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata)
Ivotearana Famongorana Valalaeto Madagaskara	IFVM	Government	Management	Control, Coordination, Monitoring, Forecasting
Joint Anti-Locust and Anti-Aviarian Organization	OCLALAV		Management	Obsolete organization
Kenya Biodiversity Coalition	KBioC	Non-profit Organization	Development	Biodiversity, Conservation, Sustainable development
Kenyatta University	KU	University	Research
KUZI		Private Sector	Management	Forecasting, Monitoring, Technology	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Kwara State University		University	Research
Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne	CNLA	Government	Research, Management, Governance	Monitoring, Control, Coordination, Forecasting, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Ministry of Agricultural Development of Somalia	MoAD	Government	Development	Agricultural development
Ministry of Agricultural Development of Somaliland		Government	Development, Management	Agricultural development, Control, Forecasting, Monitoring, Emergency assistance
Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development		Government	Management	Control, Monitoring
Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development of Kenya		Government	Management, Development	Control, Forecasting, Monitoring, Agricultural development
Ministry of Agriculture State of Eritrea		Government	Development	Agricultural development
Ministry of Agriculture Water and Forestry of Namibia		Government	Governance
Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries of the Republic of Uganda		Government	Governance, Management	Management	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Ministry of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform	MAWLR	Government	Management	Monitoring	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata)
Ministry of Agriculture, Water, Fishery, Livestock and Marine Resources	MAEPE-RH	Government	Governance, Management	Management, Forecasting, Monitoring, Control	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Ministry of Environment Libya		Government	Development, Management, Governance	Agricultural development, Community development, Control, International development, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Training
Mpala Research Centre	MPALA	Non-governmental Organization	Research, Education	Training
National Agricultural Marketing Council	NAMC	Government	Development, Research	Agribusiness, Agricultural trusts, Statutory measures, Markets, Economics, Agricultural development	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
National Agricultural Research Organisation	NARO	Government	Research, Governance, Management	Coordination, Control
National Desert Locust Control Center	CNLCP	Government	Research, Management, Development, Governance	Coordination, Monitoring, Control, Agricultural development, Forecasting, Policy, Regional cooperation, Sustainable development, Technology, Training	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
National Institute of Plant Protection of Algeria	INPV	Government	Governance, Management, Information Hub, Development	Regional cooperation, Control, Forecasting, Monitoring, Coordination, Agricultural development, Training, Natural sciences
National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger	RECA	Unknown	Information Hub, Governance, Management, Development, Funding	Agricultural development, Training, Community development, Policy, Control, Pesticides, Advocacy
National School of Agriculture Senegal		University	Research	Training, Natural sciences	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
National School of Agronomy Algeria		University	Education	Training, Natural sciences
Near East Plant Protection Organization	NEPPO	Other	Information Hub, Governance, Management	Monitoring, Control
OCHA Services Relief Web		Intergovernmental Organization	Information Hub	Early warning, Monitoring
Office de la Protection des Végétaux	OPV	Government	Education, Research, Development	Training, Control, Monitoring, Agricultural development, Policy
Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance	OFDA	Government	Funding
Peace Corps Senegal		Government	Management, Development	Agricultural development, Sustainable development, Training
Permanent Interstates Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel	CLISS	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Regional Cooperation
PlantVillage		University	Management	Monitoring, Agricultural development, Technology, Natural sciences
Research Institute for Development	IRD	Other	Research
Sahel Institute	INSAH	Intergovernmental Organization;University	Development, Governance, Research, Management, Information Hub	Agricultural development, Coordination, International development, Policy, Regional cooperation, Training, Natural sciences	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Southern African Development Community	SADC	Intergovernmental Organization	Development, Funding, Governance	Agricultural development, Coordination	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
The Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa	BADEA	Financial	Governance, Development, Funding	International development, Emergency assistance
The Bug Picture		Private Sector	Development, Management	Edible Insects, Agricultural development, Sustainable development	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development	DALRRD	Government	Management, Governance	Coordination, Control, Monitoring	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
The Economic Community of West African States	ECOWAS	Other	Governance, Management, Education	Monitoring, Control
The Food Security and Nutrition Working Group	FSNWG	Other	Research, Management	Analysis
The International Committee of the Red Cross	ICRC	Non-profit Organization	Governance, Funding, Development	Aid, Funding
The Lake Chad Basin Commission		Intergovernmental Organization	Governance	Regional cooperation

Resources (100)

Title	Resource link	Category	Descriptive keyword	Author	Language	Species purview
‘Switch off your lights at night’, panicking Northern Cape told, as locust swarms descend	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	News 24	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
2008 FAO High-level conference on world food security	View URL	Technical report	Food security	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
2021 evaluation of field trials data on the efficacy and selectivity of insecticides on locusts and grasshoppers	View URL	Technical report	Report, Pesticides, Pesticide management, Management, Monitoring, Public health	Locust Pesticide Referee Group, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
A locust plague hit East Africa	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	National Geographic	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
A report on the joint survey work on the Sudanese-Egyptian border for the winter season	View URL	Technical report	Early warning	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Agricultural marketing advisory note: brown locust outbreak in South Africa	View URL	Technical report	Advisory note	National Agricultural Marketing Council	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Artificial Intelligence Helping African Farmers in the Fight Against Locusts	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	Farmers Review Africa	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
As Locusts Swarmed East Africa, This Tech Helped Squash Them	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	The New York Times	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Biblical plague or manageable threat?	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks	The Telegraph	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Billions of locusts are descending on Ethiopia	View URL	Media	Video, General locust education, Media article, Locust outbreaks	Washington Post	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Biopesticides: operational use against locusts		Guide	Video, Tutorial, Biological control, Biopesticide	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Arabic, English, French, Russian
Brown locust outbreaks threaten Southern Africa	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Community development, Crop health, Food security, Livelihoods, Pesticide management, Pesticides, Governance, Emergency response, Management, Chemical control	Farmer's Weekly	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Brown locusts have survived a long drought in South Africa – here’s how	View URL	Media	Media article, Rainfall, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Infestations, Crop health, Food security, Livelihoods, Ecology, Biology, Education, Chemical control, Biological control, Rangeland management, Climate change, Modeling, Monitoring, Physiology	The Conversation	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Building national capacity	View URL	Guide	Education, Management, International development, Collective movement, Overview	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
CABI Green Muscle education videos	View URL	Guide	Video, Biological control, Biopesticide, Metarhizium acridum, Storage, Dosage, Application, PPE and cleaning		Arabic, French, Russian, English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Brown locust (Locustana pardalina), Bombay locust (Patanga succincta), Italian locust (Calliptamus italicus), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus), Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Siberian locust (Gomphocerus sibiricus), Mongolian locust (Oedaleus decorus), Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix), Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon), Spur-throated locust (Austracris guttulosa), Yellow-winged locust (Gastrimargus musicus), South American locust (Schistocerca cancellata), Central American locust (Schistocerca piceifrons), Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), Yellow-spined bamboo locust (Ceracris kiangsu)
Climate Change and Desert Locust	View URL	Technical report	Climate change, eLocust, RAMSES, SWARMS, DeLCoPA	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Climate change and food security in West Africa and North Africa	View URL	Technical report	Climate change, Chapter excerpt	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Climate Forecasting Climate Services for Eastern Africa	View URL	Information hub	Early warning, Forecasting, Meteorology	IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre	English
Community management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Senegal	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection	Wolof, French, English	Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Catantops stramineus, Acrida bicolor, Acorypha clara
Control of the locust plague in Madagascar 2014	View URL	Guide	Video, Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	French	Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria)
Crop prospects and food situation	View URL	Technical report	Outbreaks, Food security	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust control in Somalia between 2019 and 2021	View URL	Technical report	Biopesticide		English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust early warning system infographic	View URL	Guide	Early warning, Infographic	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust field handbook	View URL	Guide	Species identification, Management	Centre for Agriculture and Bioscience International	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert Locust Forecasting: Art or Science?	View URL	Guide	Video, Presentation, Early warning	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust invasion responding to a crisis within a crisis	View URL	Technical report	Presentation, Outbreaks, Emergency response	World Bank	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert Locust Monitoring and Loss Assessment in Yemen	View URL	Technical report	Forecasting	Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust preventive control strategy in the Near East and Horn of Africa	View URL	Technical report	Early warning, Emergency response, Management, Infestations	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust surveillance and control programmatic environmental assessment	View URL	Technical report	Monitoring, Environmental assessment, Management	United States Agency for International Development	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Desert locust technical series		Technical report	History, Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
East Africa desert locust crisis fact sheets	View URL	Technical report	Emergency response, Outbreaks	United States Agency for International Development	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
East Africa Hazards Watch Map	View URL	Situation bulletin	Map	IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Eastern Cape struck by worst locust infestation in 25 years, swathes of valuable grazing lost	View URL	Media	Media article, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Infestations, Governance, Spraying, Pesticides, Environmental assessment, Emergency response, Grazing, Livestock, Rangeland management, Biological control, Chemical control, Management, Integrated pest management, Aerial control operations, Monitoring	Daily Maverick	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
ELocust3 digital tools	View URL	Information hub	App	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Emergency Locust Response Program Phase 3 The World Bank Group	View URL	Media	Media article	World Bank, Intergovernmental Authority on Development	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Evaluation of four methods for monitoring the population of desert Locust	View URL	Technical report	Survey, General locust education	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO commission for controlling the desert locust in the central region fifty years fighting desert locust	View URL	Technical report	International development, Community development, Environmental assessment, Decision making	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust biology and behaviour guidelines		Guide	Behavior, Biology, Training manual, Species identification	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic, Somali	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust campaign organization & execution guidelines		Guide	Campaign organization, Training manual	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust guidelines appendixes		Guide	Management, Training manual	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust guidelines control		Guide	Training manual, Environmental assessment, Chemical control		English, French, Arabic, Somali, Spanish	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust guidelines safety and environmental precautions		Guide	Training manual, Environmental assessment, Safety guidelines		English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust information and forecasting guidelines		Guide	Forecasting, Training manual	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO desert locust survey guidelines		Guide	Survey, Training manual	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, French, Arabic, Somali, Spanish	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO dlocust resources	View URL	Information hub	Robotics, Drones, Technology	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO eLocust3m information videos	View URL	Guide	App, Video	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO emergencies and resilience	View URL	Information hub	Emergency response	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Emergency Centre for Locust Operations After Action Review 2005	View URL	Technical report	After action review, Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Infographic the 2020–2021 desert locust upsurge	View URL	Technical report	Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO locust Emergency prepaRedness Toolkit (eLERT)	View URL	Information hub	Agriculture, Biopesticide, Chemical control, Dosage, Emergency response, Information hub, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Management, Pesticide storage, Pesticides, Biological control, Mechanical control, PPE and cleaning, Spraying, Pesticide management, Public health, Advice, Outbreaks, Database	FAO Food Chain Crisis Management Framework, FAO Emergency Operations and Rehabilitation Division, FAO Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Locust Hub	View URL	Information hub	Distribution, Earth observation, Weather, Infographic, Information hub, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Map, Monitoring, Soil science, Ecology, Outbreaks, Infestations	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO locust response overview dashboard	View URL	Information hub		Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Locust Watch Desert Locust	View URL	Situation bulletin	Forecasting, Information hub, Emergency alerts	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English, Arabic, French	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Multilateral evaluation of the 2003-05 Desert Locust campaign	View URL	Technical report	Management	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO open DropBox resources for innovation	View URL	Information hub	Forecasting, Survey, Early warning, Robotics, Drones, Technology	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
FAO Plant Production and Protection Newsletter	View URL	Information hub	Newsletter	FAO Plant Production and Protection Division, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
FAO RAMSES	View URL	Information hub	Monitoring	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO Role in the management of the desert locust crisis	View URL	Guide	Presentation	FAO Locusts and Transboundary Plant Pests and Diseases, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO-CRC Executive Secretary witnessed Eritrea’s commitment to control desert locust	View URL	Technical report	Agriculture, Early warning, Outbreaks	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
FAO: Tracking Locust with Tech	View URL	Information hub	Early warning, Forecasting	Vulcan	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Farmers fear locust invasion as swarms lay eggs in the Karoo	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Spraying, Chemical control, Weather, Rainfall, Agriculture, Crop health, Pesticides, Grazing, Livestock	IOL	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Farmers worry as Namibia battles its worst brown locust outbreak	View URL	Media	Media article, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Rainfall, Livelihoods, Livestock, Grazing, Food security, Governance, Community development, Monitoring, Management	Namibia Economist	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Field tests on an integrated Differential GPS navigation and spray monitoring system for aerial Desert Locust control operations	View URL	Technical report	Spraying, Aerial control operations, Monitoring	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Fighting a locust plague amid Covid-19 in east Africa	View URL	Media	Video, General locust education	The Guardian	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
First floods, then desert locusts	View URL	Media	Newsletter, Agriculture, Crop health, Infestations, Food security, Press release, Media article, Management, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Livelihoods, Emergency response, Community development, Advocacy	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
From plague to promise	View URL	Media	Edible insects, Outbreaks	Grist	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Future orientation and challenges	View URL	Technical report	Outbreaks, Management, International development, Emergency response, Early warning	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Global response plan January–December 2020	View URL	Technical report	Emergency response, Outbreaks	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Google Earth Engine	View URL	Information hub	Forecasting, Meteorology	Google Earth Engine	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Greater Horn of Africa and Yemen Desert locust crisis appeal	View URL			Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
High tech early warning system could curb next South African locust swarms	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Early warning, Forecasting, Monitoring, Chemical control, Biopesticide, Pesticide management, Pesticides, Technology, Spraying, Agriculture, Crop health, Migration, Earth observation, Rainfall, Weather, Meteorology, Public health	Mongabay	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
How a UN-led fight against locusts took a toxic toll on Kenyan farmers	View URL	Media	Locust outbreaks, Pesticides, Biopesticide, Emergency response	Grist	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
How Kenya’s farmers are trying to outsmart locusts and climate change	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Food security, Crop health, Agriculture, Climate change, Management	The Independent	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
How Somalia used biopesticides to win against desert locusts	View URL	Technical report	Biological control	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
How the Eastern Cape govt is helping farmers under siege from locust swarms	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Agriculture, Crop health, Aerial control operations, Chemical control, Pesticides, Pesticide management, Governance, Rainfall, Spraying, Public health, Grazing, Livestock, Collective movement	News 24	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
How to manage a pesticide warehouse	View URL	Guide	Video, Tutorial, Pesticide storage	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Arabic, English, French, Russian
How to properly store pesticides	View URL	Guide	Video, Overview, Advocacy, Pesticide storage	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Arabic, English, French, Russian
ICYMI: Brown locust outbreak in Northern Cape	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Outbreaks, Governance, Agriculture, Environmental assessment, Weather, Rainfall, Management, Chemical control, Land use management	Food for Mzansi	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
In Kenya, lessons from 2020 prepare responders for a locust re-invasion	View URL	Media	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Livelihoods, Livestock, Grazing, Governance, Management, Chemical control, Pesticides, Spraying, Monitoring, Collective movement, Community development, Aerial control operations, Economics	Devex	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
International Research Institute for Climate and Society (IRI)	View URL	Information hub	Forecasting, Meteorology	The Earth Institute, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	English
Kenya Beats Back Fresh Wave of Desert Locust Invasions	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Management	Bloomberg News	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Kenya: A sustainable solution to locust swarms?	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Food security, Livelihoods, Crop health, Agriculture, Livestock, Mechanical control, Edible insects, Management, Integrated pest management, Community development, Collective movement	BBC News	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Kenya's farmers struggle as locusts descend	View URL	Media	Mechanical control, Locust outbreaks	Deutsche Welle	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Key aspects on desert locust information and reporting	View URL	Guide	Early warning, SWARMS, Geographic Information System (GIS)	Commission for Controlling the Desert Locust in the Central Region, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Lessons learned from the 2004 FAO aerial operations against desert locust	View URL	Technical report	Management, Aerial control operations	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Locust control with biopesticides		Guide	Video, Advocacy, Biological control, Biopesticide	Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	Arabic, French, Russian, English
Locust identification in Niger	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection, United Nations AGRHYMET Regional Center, Le Centre National de Lutte Antiacridienne, National Network of Agriculture Chambers of Niger	French, Zarma, Hausa	Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis), Acorypha clara, Acrida bicolor, Sudan plague locust (Aiolopus simulatrix), Aiolopus thalassinus, Sahelian tree locust (Anacridium melanorhodon), Cataloipus cymbiferus, Cataloipus fuscocoeruleipes, Catantops stramineus, Chrotogonus senegalensis, Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris), Gastrimargus africanus, Hieroglyphus daganensis, Kraussaria angulifera, Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Oedaleus nigeriensis, Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Bird locust (Ornithacris cavroisi), Pyrgomorpha cognata, Pyrgomorpha vignaudii, Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus)
Locust Literature	View URL	Information hub	Archive	The French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development	French, English	Migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Red locust (Nomadacris septemfasciata), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis), Australian plague locust (Chortoicetes terminifera), Moroccan locust (Dociostaurus maroccanus), Staurorhectus longicornis, Variegated grasshopper (Zonocerus variegatus), Mato grosso locust (Rhammatocerus schistocercoides), Moruga grasshopper (Coscineuta virens)
Locust pesticide referee group reports	View URL	Technical report	Pesticides, Management, Pesticide management	Locust Pesticide Referee Group	English, French, Arabic, Russian	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Locust swarms pose new threat to Middle East and Africa’s food security	View URL	Media	Media article, Food security, Crop health, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Rainfall, Climate change, Outbreaks, Infestations, Livelihoods, Weather, Agriculture, Monitoring	Arab News	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Locust Swarms Threaten Parts Of East Africa	View URL	Media	Media article, Outbreaks, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Monitoring, Pesticides, Aerial control operations, Chemical control, Management, Rainfall, Weather, Climate change, Food security, Livelihoods, Migration, Biological control, Economics	National Public Radio	English	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Locusts devour 3 000 hectares of grazing on EC farm	View URL	Media	Media article, Locust outbreaks, Locusts, Outbreaks, Infestations, Grazing, Livestock, Rainfall, Monitoring, Forecasting, Agriculture, Migration, Pesticide management, Pesticides, Governance, Spraying, Community development	Food for Mzansi	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)
Management of pest grasshoppers and locusts in Mali	View URL	Guide	Management, Species identification, Agriculturist guide	Global Locust Initiative, United States Agency for International Development, Directorate of Plant Protection	Wolof, French, Fulfuldé, Bambara, Songhaï	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria), Devil grasshopper (Diabolocatantops axillaris), Garden locust (Acanthacris ruficornis), Senegalese grasshopper (Oedaleus senegalensis)
Manual for the implementation of environmental, health, and safety standards for the control of locusts	View URL	Media	Environmental assessment, Public health, Safety guidelines, Pesticide management, Pesticide storage, Pesticides	FAO Desert Locust Information Service, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations	English
Maroc Meteo	View URL	Information hub	Meteorology, Forecasting, Weather		French	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
Metaleptea	View URL	Information hub	Newsletter	The Orthopterists' Society	English
MétéoAlgérie	View URL	Information hub	Meteorology, Forecasting, Weather		French	Desert locust (Schistocerca gregaria)
NASA WorldWind	View URL	Information hub	Meteorology, Forecasting, Weather	National Aeronautics and Space Administration	English
NOAA Climate Prediction Center	View URL	Information hub	Meteorology, Forecasting, Weather	National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration	English
Northern Cape farmers affected by the locust outbreak	View URL	Media	Media article, Locusts, Locust outbreaks, Outbreaks, Infestations, Crop health, Agriculture, Governance, Biology, Spraying, Pesticides, PPE and cleaning, Economics, Chemical control	Sowetan Live	English	Brown locust (Locustana pardalina)

Projects

Name	Acronym	Image	Status	Project leads	Related organization
Drones for desert locust control in East Africa			Active
NSF Coupled Natural Human Systems Living with Locusts CNH	CNH		Completed	Arianne Cease, James Elser, Jon Harrison, Joleen Hadrich, Eli Fenichel, Brian Robinson, Mira Word Ries, Balanding Manneh, Ruth Farington, Marion Le Gall, Jennifer Learned	Australian Plague Locust Commission, Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Zoology, New South Wales Department of Primary Industries, Grassland Research Institute, Inner Mongolia Agriculture University, Lanzhou University, New South Wales Local Land Services, Peace Corps Senegal, Directorate of Plant Protection, Cheikh Anta Diop University of Dakar, Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Sydney
Project Locust			Active		Tomorrownow.io
USAID Bay Sa Waar Communities for Sustainable Agriculture	USAID		Active	Clara Therville, Alana Burnham, Marion Le Gall, Mira Word Ries, Alioune Beye, Lucile Marescot, Esther Diouf, Arianne Cease, Cyril Piou, Mamour Touré	McGill University, Directorate of Plant Protection, Gaston Berger University, Global Locust Initiative, Arizona State University