Tunisian government benefits from world-leading database of applied life sciences
The Centre National Universitaire de Documentation Scientific et Technique (CNUDST) in Tunisia has become the latest to subscribe to CAB Direct , CABI's online database platform, providing a single point of access to more than 12 million records.
CABI welcomes Burundi’s Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Livestock and Ambassador to UK
CABI this week further strengthened relations with Burundi by welcoming its Minister for Environment, Agriculture and Livestock, His Excellency Dr Deo-Guide Rurema as well as the country's Ambassador to the UK His Excellency Mr Ernest Ndabashinze.
CABI scientists to co-organise the global biocontrol conference ICBC 2018 for non-chemical fights against insect pests
CABI scientists will co-organise, together with Society for Biocontrol Advancement (SBA), Bengaluru, the ICAR-National Bureau of Agricultural Insect Resources (NBAIR), Bengaluru and the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), New Delhi - a meeting of the world's leading biocontrol specialists at the 1st International Conference on Biological Control (ICBC 2018)…
New Fall Armyworm Portal features as part of CABI’s upgraded Invasive Species Compendium
A new Fall Armyworm Portal, which includes the very latest reports and research regarding the devastating crop pest, now features as part of a major upgrade of CABI's Invasive Species Compendium (ISC) launched today.
CABI Americas and Caribbean consultation focuses on the impact of invasive species on food security and trade
Some 60 delegates, including representatives from 12 CABI member countries, gathered in Ottawa, Canada for CABI's Americas and Caribbean regional consultation meeting, where emerging issues around invasive species and food security were discussed.
CABI to share plant health expertise at TROPED 2018
CABI scientists Dr Julie Flood, Dr Jayne Crozier, Dr Sivapragasam Annamalai and Muhammad Faheem are to share their expertise on plant health and food security at the first international conference on Tropical Fruit Pests and Diseases (TROPED) which will take place in Malaysia from 25-27 September 2018.
CABI calls for urgent action to tackle the global spread of invasive species
In response to the growing threat of invasive species, CABI has called for urgent action to tackle the global spread of invasive species, even as the recent fall armyworm outbreak casts doubts over Africa and Asia's preparedness to fight the scourge.
Tiny mite could prove a ‘mighty’ weapon in the fight against one of the UK’s most invasive weeds
CABI scientists are stepping up the fight against one of the UK's most invasive non-native aquatic weeds.
World-leading scientists to debate how best to tackle alien invasive plants which threaten human health and biodiversity across Europe
Some of the world's leading scientists in the field of alien invasive plants are to debate how best to tackle the scourge of a range of alien invasive plants - some of whose pollen can cause severe irritation in humans and threaten native ecosystems.
Symposium to launch new book exploring gender equality and tourism
CABI and Equality in Tourism are holding a symposium, which will debate ways to increase gender equality in the tourism industry, to launch a new CABI book edited by Dr Stroma Cole entitled 'Gender Equality in Tourism: Beyond Empowerment.'