Key document on Prior Informed Consent issued for 53d time, sharing information to assist and inform Parties for better decision-making regarding pesticides and chemicals.

The red-billed quelea (Quelea quelea Linnaeus) is the most important avian pest of smallgrain crops in semi-arid zones in Africa. It feeds principally on native grasses but when these are scarce the birds will attack the seed heads of crops like millet, sorghum, wheat, and rice. The average quelea bird eats around 10 grams of grain per day, so a flock of two million can devour as much as 20 tons of grain in a single day.

Objective of the webinar is to raise awareness of information available on the Rotterdam Convention web site and to explore potential options to facilitate and enhance the use and exchange of the information on chemicals recommended for listing based on the existing Conference of the Parties decisions.