Abstract
The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organisation (EPPO) is an intergovernmental organization responsible for cooperation in plant protection in the European and Mediterranean region. It provides global distribution maps of pests, and intends to identify the areas at risk from new and emerging pests, in the framework of Pest Risk Analyses. EPPO has developed a decision-support scheme for Pest Risk Analysis (DSS) and a computer program (CAPRA) to assist pest risk analysts in running the decision-support scheme. Dedicated rating guidance and a Climatic Suitability Risk Mapping Decision-Support Scheme have recently been developed to guide assessors in identifying the potential area of establishment of a pest. All these tools have been developed taking into account both pest risk science available and needs of policy makers. The use of these tools and of mapping software are undertaken within the framework of EPPO Pest Risk Analyses, as illustrated through the examples of Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Lepidoptera) and Apriona germari (Coleoptera).
Highlights
What is EPPO and what are EPPO pest risk mapping needs?The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) is the regional plant protection organization (RPPO) for Europe under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC)
EPPO works with National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) which are national bodies responsible for plant health policy
The composition of the Expert Working Groups includes experts on the pest, on the crop/habitat of concern, in socio-economics, on running the EPPO Pest Risk Analyses (PRAs) scheme and on tools to help assess the potential distribution of the pest (e.g. geographical information systems (GIS) and CLIMEX (Sutherst et al 2007)) and perform risk mapping
Summary
What is EPPO and what are EPPO pest risk mapping needs?The European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO) is the regional plant protection organization (RPPO) for Europe under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC). The composition of the Expert Working Groups includes experts on the pest, on the crop/habitat of concern, in socio-economics, on running the EPPO PRA scheme and on tools to help assess the potential distribution of the pest (e.g. geographical information systems (GIS) and CLIMEX (Sutherst et al 2007)) and perform risk mapping.
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