IPPC Secretariat’s role as one of the STDF’s core partners

Posted on Tue, 30 Jun 2020, 06:56

Rome, 29 June 2020* - On 26 May 2020, the working group of the Standards Trade and Development Facility (STDF) met in a webinar on “Future-proofing safe trade during COVID-19” *** to discuss what STDF partners were doing to keep …

The IPPC 2019 Annual Report is published

Posted on Fri, 26 Jun 2020, 11:09

Rome, 25 June 2020 – The IPPC Annual Report 2019: Protecting the world’s plant resources from pests has been published online. Styled with a new and fresher makeover, the publication highlights all the major achievements of the IPPC community in …

The 9th IYPH ISC meeting convened virtually to continuously advance delivery of the IYPH during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on Thu, 25 Jun 2020, 13:23

Rome, 25 June - The 9th meeting of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) International Steering Committee (ISC) was held virtually to continuously advance delivery of the IYPH during the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was chaired by Mr Ralf …

The first informal briefing organized virtually to promote implementation of the IPPC work programme during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on Tue, 23 Jun 2020, 10:17

Rome, 18 June 2020. The IPPC Secretariat organized its first informal briefing via ZOOM to IPPC National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs) and Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) to inform and discuss on how to move forward the IPPC work programme …

A new Issue of the ePhyto Newsletter has been been published!

Posted on Mon, 22 Jun 2020, 12:20

The ePhyto Newsletter (Issue 10) is now published on the IPP here: https://i/en/publications/88459/

In this issue, the newsletter addresses the importance of ePhyto in the time of Covid-19 as well as reviewing some of the triumps of ePhyto in 2020, …

The IPPC Secretariat preparing for the implementation of the FAO Global Action for the Fall armyworm control in relation to the IPPC’s issues

Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2020, 13:09

Rome, 16 June 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the first coordination meeting on preparation for the implementation of the FAO Global Action for the Fall armyworm control in relation to IPPC’s issues. The meeting was chaired by Mr Jingyuan …

Report of June 2020 CPM Bureau virtual meeting

Posted on Fri, 19 Jun 2020, 09:06

The report of the June 2020 CPM Bureau virtual meeting has been posted and is now available in the CPM Bureau page (direct link here).

Report of 8th IYPH International Steering Committee meeting

Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2020, 10:31

The report of the 8th IYPH International Steering Committee meeting is now available at the following link: https://www.ippc.int/en/ph/iyphisc/

The IPPC Secretariat and the Right to Food Team join forces to fight against hunger

Posted on Wed, 17 Jun 2020, 13:27

Rome, 11 June 2020. How can protecting plant health contribute to the realization of the right to food? Aiming to highlight the inevitable linkages between these two issues, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and the FAO Right to …

IPPC Contracting Parties step up in issuing postage stamps to promote the International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Posted on Tue, 16 Jun 2020, 07:14

Rome, June 2020. Despite the global COVID-19 pandemic, so far June has been a month rich in activities to promote the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) in 2020.

Many initiatives are being undertaken by IPPC contracting parties (CPs) …

The second virtual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat’s staff held to continuously advance its work programme during the Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on Tue, 16 Jun 2020, 07:06

Rome, 11 June 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the second virtual briefing to continuously advance its work programme during the Covid-19 pandemic. The meeting was chaired by Mr Jingyuan Xia, IPPC Secretary, and attended by 27 staff members. The …

DEADLINE EXTENDED: IYPH Photo Contest

Posted on Mon, 15 Jun 2020, 14:02

The deadline to submit photos for the IYPH photo contest has been extended to 15 January 2021.

Photos can be submitted to the categories “Unhealthy plants” or “Healthy Plants – Custodians of our air, food and environment”.

For further information …

DEADLINE EXTENDED: Euphresco-CIHEAM video contest “Plant Health TV”

Posted on Fri, 12 Jun 2020, 13:40

Given the current pandemic, the deadline of the Euphresco-CIHEAM video contest ‘Plant Health TV: Research that helps Plant Health’ has been extended. Interested scientists can submit a short video on research activities related to plant health by 1 …

The IPPC ePhyto Steering Group and Industry Advisory Group met virtually to advance ePhyto work during Covid-19 pandemic

Posted on Fri, 12 Jun 2020, 10:30

Rome, 4 June - The IPPC ePhyto Steering Group (ESG) and Industry Advisory Group (IAG) met virtually to promote ePhyto work during Covid-19 pandemic. Ms Beth Bechdol, FAO Deputy Director General, delivered opening remarks; and Mr Christian Dellis, ESG Chair, …