Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges
Abstract Locust outbreaks significantly threaten the livelihoods of billions of people globally, and this number continues to increase. Latest projections show that crop losses due to insect infestations will increase by up to 50% with a 2 °C increase in global warming. We propose strategies for mit...
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| author | Daniel Gebregiorgis Asfawossen Asrat Emiru Birhane Chetan Tiwari Lawrence M. Kiage Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler Sushma Kallam Nadine Kabengi Aster Gebrekirstos Susan Wanjiru Haileselassie G. Mariam Ibrahim Fitiwy Mitiku Haile Charis Enns Brock Bersaglio |
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| description | Abstract Locust outbreaks significantly threaten the livelihoods of billions of people globally, and this number continues to increase. Latest projections show that crop losses due to insect infestations will increase by up to 50% with a 2 °C increase in global warming. We propose strategies for mitigating and managing future locust outbreaks by integrating communities’ perspectives, needs, and insights with new technologies for effective large-scale monitoring, early detection, reporting, verification, and control. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-4e1ed4ba08ca41b484d320b1debd7fdd2025-08-20T01:59:56ZengNature Portfolionpj Sustainable Agriculture2731-92022025-05-01311710.1038/s44264-025-00068-yCritical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challengesDaniel Gebregiorgis0Asfawossen Asrat1Emiru Birhane2Chetan Tiwari3Lawrence M. Kiage4Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler5Sushma Kallam6Nadine Kabengi7Aster Gebrekirstos8Susan Wanjiru9Haileselassie G. Mariam10Ibrahim Fitiwy11Mitiku Haile12Charis Enns13Brock Bersaglio14Department of Geosciences, Georgia State UniversityDepartment of Mineral Resources, School of Earth Sciences, and Engineering, Botswana International University of Science and TechnologyFaculty of Bioscience and Aquaculture, Nord UniversityDepartment of Geosciences, Georgia State UniversityDepartment of Geosciences, Georgia State UniversityCenter for Disaster Informatics and Computational Epidemiology, Georgia State UniversityRural Health Link Inc.Department of Geosciences, Georgia State UniversityCenter for International Forestry Research-World Agroforestry (CIFOR-ICRAF)Department of Geography, Kenyatta UniversityInstitute of Climate and Society, Mekelle UniversityDepartment of Dryland Crop and Horticultural Sciences (DCHS)Department of Land Resources Management and Environmental Protection, Mekelle UniversityGlobal Development Institute, University of ManchesterInternational Development Department, University of BirminghamAbstract Locust outbreaks significantly threaten the livelihoods of billions of people globally, and this number continues to increase. Latest projections show that crop losses due to insect infestations will increase by up to 50% with a 2 °C increase in global warming. We propose strategies for mitigating and managing future locust outbreaks by integrating communities’ perspectives, needs, and insights with new technologies for effective large-scale monitoring, early detection, reporting, verification, and control.https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00068-y |
| spellingShingle | Daniel Gebregiorgis Asfawossen Asrat Emiru Birhane Chetan Tiwari Lawrence M. Kiage Suhasini Ramisetty-Mikler Sushma Kallam Nadine Kabengi Aster Gebrekirstos Susan Wanjiru Haileselassie G. Mariam Ibrahim Fitiwy Mitiku Haile Charis Enns Brock Bersaglio Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges npj Sustainable Agriculture |
| title | Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges |
| title_full | Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges |
| title_fullStr | Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges |
| title_full_unstemmed | Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges |
| title_short | Critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges |
| title_sort | critical gaps in the global fight against locust outbreaks and addressing emerging challenges |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1038/s44264-025-00068-y |
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