Locust situation discussed in UAE biosecurity meeting
(WorldNews Environment)

Dubai: The National Biosecurity Committee held its second meeting of 2020 to examine multiple relevant issues, and review the status of the deliverables and recommendations of its first meeting of 2020 and second meeting of 2019. Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, presided over the session. As the first order of business, the members discussed updates on the desert locust situation in the country and the plan to address it. Current climatic conditions have helped an outbreak of locusts advance across East...