Emergency preparedness: a guide for developing contingency plans for outbreaks of quarantine pests

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Food and Agriculture Organization

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FAO

Rapid increases in overseas tourism, imports and exports, and mail; changing transport procedures and new trade pathways; and climate change are increasing the risk of the introduction and spread of plant pests. This guidance outlines how national plant protection organizations can effectively organise and allocate resources to ensure that pests are eradicated quickly or successfully contained