EPPO Global Database

EPPO Reporting Service no. 01 - 2024 Num. article: 2024/021

3rd International Congress of Biological Control (San José, Costa Rica, 2024-06-24/27)


The 3rd International Congress on Biological Control (ICBC3) will be held on 2024-06-24/27 in San José, Costa Rica. It will provide a platform for multi and inter-disciplinary biological control research and applications for scientists and practitioners from universities, research institutes, governmental, non-governmental and private-sector organizations. Session subjects will encompass various cross-cutting issues: pre-release studies, post-release evaluation, socio-economic studies, the Nagoya Protocol and biological control, the role of gene editing in biological control, community engagement prior release, long-term impact/cost savings of biocontrol, regulatory issues hindering market accessibility, uptake of biological control, the role of digital tools to promote the uptake of knowledge.


The deadline for abstract submission is 2024-01-31.


Sources

Congress website: https://www.iobc-icbc.com/