[APWG] NEWS: CSL launches new pest risk analysis system (EU)

[Olivia Kwong]

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CSL launches new pest risk analysis system
Defra agency Central Science Laboratory (CSL) has launched PRATIQUE - 
Enhancements of Pest Risk Analysis Techniques, the EU Seventh Framework 
research project.

Expansion in the global trade of plant material over the last century has 
led to a steady increase in the rate of entry and establishment of new, 
economically or environmentally damaging plant pests, diseases and 
invasive alien species. The threat is likely to further increase as a 
result of climate change and EU expansion.

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