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.
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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.
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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.
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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.'
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CABI warns of rapid spread of crop-devastating fall armyworm across Asia

CABI scientists have today warned of the impending rapid spread of the crop-devastating pest, fall armyworm, across Asia following its arrival in India, with major crop losses expected unless urgent action is taken.
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CABI works in partnership to help rid UNESCO Natural World Heritage site Socotra of common pest pear Opuntia stricta

Invasive species experts from CABI have been working in partnership with a range of international organisations, including more than 200 members of a local community and a musical band, to help get rid of the common pest pear Opuntia stricta from the Socotra Archipelago, Yemen.
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Space-age technology for fight against crop-devastating pest outbreaks in Ghana

CABI is leading a consortium, funded by the UK Space Agency's International Partnership Programme (IPP), developing a Pest Risk Information Service (PRISE), which uses state-of-the-art technology to help inform farmers in sub-Saharan Africa of pest outbreaks that could devastate their crops and livelihoods.
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CABI welcomes Dr Andrew Robinson as new Managing Director, Publishing

CABI welcomes Dr Andrew Robinson as its new Managing Director, Publishing to lead and drive its Publishing and Knowledge Management activities and products.
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CABI signs LoA with African Union Commission

CABI has pledged its commitment to work in partnership with the Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture (DREA) of the African Union Commission (AUC) as part of a Letter of Agreement (LoA) to share its scientific expertise in solving problems in agriculture and the environment.
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New CAB Direct integration with ORCID helps authors identify and claim their publications

CABI is pleased to announce that its CAB Direct platform, a gateway to the most thorough and extensive source of reference in the applied life sciences, now supports ORCID, giving authors an easy way to identify and claim their publications.
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