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New year greetings from the IPPC Secretariat

Posted on Fri, 21 Dec 2018, 14:21

Dear colleagues,

On behalf of the entire IPPC Secretariat, I am pleased to convey my sincere greetings to you for the holiday season, and show my great appreciation for your strong support and positive contribution to the IPPC throughout 2018. …

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Plant Health in the news!

Posted on Fri, 21 Dec 2018, 11:14

The UN General Assembly has declared 2020 the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH). This global observance is expected to raise awareness of the importance of plant health to achieve UN Sustainable Development Goals and to strengthen plant protection services …

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A year to celebrate plants: UN proclaims 2020 the International Year of Plant Health

Posted on Thu, 20 Dec 2018, 16:32

IPPC hails proclamation of the International Year of Plant Health

UN General Assembly proclaims 2020 as year to recognize and protect plant health

20 December 2018, Rome - The UN Food and Agriculture Organization and the International Plant Protection Convention …

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A Glimpse of the IPPC ePhyto Hub and ePhyto Generic National System GeNS) in Action

Posted on Thu, 20 Dec 2018, 14:20

10 December 2018, Tokyo - Participants from the Asia Pacific Region caught a glimpse of how the IPPC ePhyto Solution can facilitate trade at a recent meeting held in Tokyo, Japan from 9 to 10 December 2018. The joint meeting …

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Facilitating trade without compromising human, plant and animal health - Highlights from the Border Agency Cooperation Workshop in South Africa

Posted on Thu, 20 Dec 2018, 11:03

16 November 2018, Cape Town - The 2017 landmark World Trade Organization s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) seeks to facilitate trade by reducing red tape and bureaucracy at borders; while promoting cooperation among border agencies. Indeed, the WTO estimates …

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Highlights from the December 2018 Commission on Phytosanitary Measures Bureau meeting

Posted on Wed, 19 Dec 2018, 15:54

11 December 2018 - The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau met virtually on 11 December 2018. Participants included six Bureau members and IPPC Secretariat core team members. Mr. Javier Trujillo (Mexico) chaired the meeting.

The meeting covered important topics …

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International Conference 'Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) - Phyosanitary Regulatory Framework'

Posted on Wed, 19 Dec 2018, 08:52

The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia, together with the Georgian National Food Agency, will organize an International Conference on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) - Phyosanitary Regulatory Framework, to be held in Tbilisi, Georgia, from 11 to …

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Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC Secretariat and South Africa

Posted on Tue, 18 Dec 2018, 16:20

23 November 2018, Rome - Mr Xia Jingyuan, IPPC Secretary, met with H.E. Mr Senzeni Zokwana, South Africa s Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, during the International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers held at FAO Headquarters in …

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From a project to an operational reality: Highlights from the IPPC ePhyto Steering Group and Project Technical Committee meeting

Posted on Thu, 13 Dec 2018, 16:08

7 December 2018, Tokyo - The IPPC ePhyto Project Technical Committee (PTC) and IPPC ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) met in Tokyo, Japan from 3 to 7 December 2018 to review and provide feedback on the recently developed Generic ePhyto National …

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The report of the Standards Committee SC) November 2018 meeting is now posted!

Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2018, 15:29

The report of the Standards Committee (SC) November 2018 meeting is now available on the IPP at: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/standards-committee/

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The UN International Year of Plant Health 2020 and protecting plants from invasive alien species: Side event at COP 14

Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2018, 08:58

The IPPC helps safeguard biodiversity by protecting the environment from invasive alien species such as the water hyacinth. This and other related topics were presented at a Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-14) side event. …

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Making sure we all speak the same language - the Technical Panel on the Glossary meets to discuss IPPC terminology

Posted on Tue, 11 Dec 2018, 08:17

6 December 2018, Rome - The IPPC Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG) meeting was hosted by the Italian National Plant Protection Organization from 3 to 6 December 2018 in Rome, Italy.

Mr Federico Sòrgoni from the Ministero delle Politiche …

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The report of the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments June 2018 meeting is now posted!

Posted on Mon, 10 Dec 2018, 13:18

The report of the Technical Panel on Phytosanitary Treatments (TPPT) June 2018 meeting is now available on the IPP at: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/expert-drafting-groups/technical-panels/technical-panel-phytosanitary-treatments/.

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Training Workshop on Indigenous Biological Control Agents of the Fall Armyworm

Posted on Mon, 10 Dec 2018, 11:14

A Training Workshop on Indigenous Biological Control Agents of the Fall Armyworm: Techniques in field collection, mass rearing and release, to be organized by icipe in collaboration with the Integrated Pest Management-Innovation Lab, Virginia Tech, from January 28 to …

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