United Nations
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| Acronym: | UN |
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| Type: | Intergovernmental Organization |
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International organizations often operate on a global scale, coordinating actions across multiple countries to activate emergency responses or sustain long-term development initiatives.[1] The United Nations (UN) plays a pivotal role by managing meta-populations—handling logistics, offering resources (financial or expertise-based), and disseminating knowledge and aid to a wide array of stakeholders.
See the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations for more details information on how the UN works to stop locust outbreaks.
Available resources authored by this organization
| Name | Year published | Category | Author | Species purview | Geographic purview | Language |
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| Desert Locust ‘re-invasion’ threatens millions across Horn of Africa | 2020 | Media | United Nations | Eastern Africa | English | |
| International appeals and reports on locust outbreaks in Madagascar | Technical report, Interactive visual tools | Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, United Nations | Madagascar | English | ||
| On the frontlines: Battling Namibia’s worst locust crisis | 2021 | Media | United Nations | Namibia | English | |
| UN University desert locust outbreak technical report | 2021 | Technical report, Reference works | United Nations University, United Nations | Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe, Oceania | English |
References
- ↑ Ries MW, Adriaansen C, Aldobai S, Berry K, Bal AB, Catenaccio MC, Cigliano MM, Cullen DA, Deveson T, Diongue A, Foquet B, Hadrich J, Hunter D, Johnson DL, Pablo Karnatz J, Lange CE, Lawton D, Lazar M, Latchininsky AV, Lecoq M, Le Gall M, Lockwood J, Manneh B, Overson R, Peterson BF, Piou C, Poot-Pech MA, Robinson BE, Rogers SM, Song H, Springate S, Therville C, Trumper E, Waters C, Woller DA, Youngblood JP, Zhang L, Cease A (2024) Global perspectives and transdisciplinary opportunities for locust and grasshopper pest management and research. Journal of Orthoptera Research 33(2): 169–216. doi:10.3897/jor.33.112803.