Viewing items from January, 2015
Posted on Fri, 30 Jan 2015, 11:30
The following draft DPs were submitted for member consultation through the Online Comment System from 30 January to 30 June 2015:
Draft Annex to ISPM 27 - Bursaphelenchus xylophilus (2004-016)
Draft Annex to ISPM 27 - Citrus tristeza virus (2004-021) …
Read morePosted on Thu, 29 Jan 2015, 11:30
The IPPC Secretariat through the FAO Procurement team has submitted a Request For Information through a Public Notice on the website of the United Nations General Market (UNGM), with the purpose of obtaining information on the availability of software products …
Read morePosted on Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 11:29
This is the first announcement of the 1st Meeting of the Phytosanitary Temperature Treatment Expert Group (PTTEG), which will gather to discuss and act upon international phytosanitary treatment issues from 17-20 August, 2015, at Nelspruit, South Africa. Issues will be …
Read morePosted on Wed, 21 Jan 2015, 09:25
(Rome, 20 January 2015). Members of the IPPC Secretariat met with Convention on Biological Diversity Executive Secretary Dr. Braulio Dias for a detailed discussion on the relationship between the two Secretariats of the two conventions. Among other things, they discussed …
Read morePosted on Tue, 20 Jan 2015, 11:30
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)1 is calling for experts to attend a training course as part of the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI)2. The course entitled: Rapid Identification of Invasive Alien Species is intended to help countries …
Read morePosted on Fri, 16 Jan 2015, 15:54
Since October 2014 the IPPC Secretariat has been distributing a monthly newsletter on National Reporting Obligations called the NROs UPDATE. The English version is the first to be made available and all other language versions are uploaded onto the IPP …
Read morePosted on Fri, 16 Jan 2015, 09:17
The Republic of Korea will be hosting a Global Symposium on ePhtyo later this year. The tentative dates for this event are 9-13 November 2015. As additional information becomes available it will be shared on this web page. We encourage …
Read morePosted on Fri, 09 Jan 2015, 14:24
The Guardian recently drew attention to a new threat to the olive trees of Italy, and by extension the rest of Europe, already suffering in 2014 from extensive attacks by olive fruit flies (Bactrocera oleae). Leaf Scorch, caused by the …
Read morePosted on Fri, 09 Jan 2015, 14:16
The initial issue of the European Seed Magazine has reported on the latest developments regarding the IPPC''s effort to develop a seed standard. The article can be found at the following link: http://european-seed.com/just-doctor-ordered/
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