Keith Cressman

FAO

Senior Locust Forecasting Officer

Description

Keith Cressman is the Senior Locust Forecasting Officer at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (UN FAO). For nearly 34 years, he has been providing forecasts & early warning to countries as FAO’s top expert. He has established innovative early warning systems for the transboundary pests, Fall Armyworm and Red Palm Weevil. He began with FAO in Sudan during the last Desert Locust plague. Before that, he worked with USDA on cotton pests and was as a Peace Corps volunteer in Tunisia. He has a BSc (Biology) and a MSc (International Agriculture Development / Plant Protection).

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10:30 AM GMT - 12:00 PM GMT

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Understanding the Interconnectedness Between the Ongoing Desert Locust Crisis 2019-2021+ and the...

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GLF GLOBAL LANDSCAPES FORUM

The Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) is the world’s largest knowledge-led platform on integrated land use, dedicated to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals and Paris Climate Agreement. The Forum takes a holistic approach to create sustainable landscapes that are productive, prosperous, equitable and resilient and considers five cohesive themes of food and livelihoods, landscape restoration, rights, finance and measuring progress. It is led by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), in collaboration with its co-founders UNEP and the World Bank and Charter Members. Charter members:CIAT, CIFOR-ICRAF, CIRAD, Climate Focus, Conservation International, Crop Trust, Ecoagriculture Partners, The European Forest Institute, Evergreen Agriculture, FSC, GEF, GIZ, ICIMOD, IFOAM - Organics International, The International Livestock Research Institute, INBAR, IPMG, IUFRO, Rainforest Alliance, Rare, Rights and Resources Initiative, SAN, TMG-Think Tank for Sustainability, UNEP, Wageningen Centre for Development Innovation part of Wageningen Research, World Farmer Organization, World Agroforestry, World Bank Group, World Resources Institute, WWF International, Youth in Landscapes Initiative (YIL)