Viewing items from March, 2016
Posted on Thu, 24 Mar 2016, 12:48
The first task force established in 2015 for the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat was the Task Force for Resource Mobilization (TFRM). Members of the task for are Leanne Stewart, Céline Germain, Orlando Sosa, Marko Benovic and Craig Fedchock. …
Read morePosted on Wed, 23 Mar 2016, 10:13
The ash tree is likely to be wiped out in Europe, according to the largest-ever survey of the species. The trees are being killed off by the fungal disease ash-dieback along with an invasive beetle called the emerald ash borer. …
Read morePosted on Mon, 21 Mar 2016, 14:08
Metrosideros polymorpha is the dominant tree, and foundation, of native Hawaiian forests. Sadly, over the past 2-3 years, a new fungal disease (a Ceratocystis species) has spread rapidly across the Island of Hawai''i, where it has killed trees over much …
Read morePosted on Fri, 18 Mar 2016, 14:20
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Read morePosted on Mon, 14 Mar 2016, 07:47
The Task Force for Communication and Advocacy (TFCA) was established in September 2015 to strengthen the communication and advocacy of the IPPC Secretariat, both internally and externally, to achieve the cohesion, harmonization, integration and coordination in this area. TFCA s …
Read morePosted on Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 14:21
WTO members considered the way forward in agriculture talks at the first informal meeting of agriculture negotiations after the WTO Nairobi Ministerial Conference on 8 March.
Members identified a broad set of issues for their continuing negotiations and stressed the …
Read morePosted on Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 06:25
The Bilateral Meeting on Promoting the Cooperation between the IPPC and the World Customs Organization (WCO) was held 4 March 2016 at WCO-HQ in Brussels, Belgium. The IPPC delegate was composed of Mr Jingyuan Xia (the IPPC Secretary) and Mr …
Read morePosted on Tue, 08 Mar 2016, 06:22
The Bilateral Meeting on Strengthening the Cooperation between the IPPC and the European Union (EU) was held 1 March 2016 at EU-HQ in Brussels, Belgium. The IPPC delegation, led by Mr Jingyuan Xia (the IPPC Secretary), was composed of Mr …
Read morePosted on Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 16:42
The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland Mr Kimmo Tiilikainen officially requested that the proposal to have the year 2020 declared as the International Year of Plant Health is placed on the agenda of relevant FAO bodies with a …
Read morePosted on Mon, 07 Mar 2016, 07:35
Baku, Azerbaijan, 9 -12 April 2016
The project Strengthening phytosanitary inspection and diagnostic services in Azerbaijan (MTF/AZE/007/STF) was officially launched with the inception activities on 9 -12 April 2016, Baku, Azerbaijan. The project aims to improve inspection and diagnostic services …
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