The IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) virtual meetings ensure the continuity of its activities

Posted on Thu, 11 Jun 2020, 11:26

Rome, 03 June 2020 - The IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) May 2020 face-to-face meeting was cancelled due to the COVID-19 global crisis. To ensure continuity, the CPM Bureau encouraged the IPPC Secretariat to explore the use of …

Report of International Symposium on Limiting the Spread of Contaminant Pests

Posted on Wed, 10 Jun 2020, 14:25

The summary report for the International Symposium on Limiting the Spread of Contaminant Pests has now been published on the CPsym2020 homepage.

Informal Briefing to Contracting Parties on Moving Forward the IPPC Work Programme during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2020, 12:43

Throughout the global COVID-19 pandemic, the CPM Bureau and the IPPC Secretariat have been making efforts to advance the IPPC work plan, thus minimizing the impact of plant pests and facilitating the safe trade of plant commodities.

While the fifteenth …

CPM Bureau meets virtually for the third time since beginning of global pandemic to decisively advance IPPC work plan

Posted on Mon, 08 Jun 2020, 08:42

Rome, 5 June 2020. The CPM Bureau held its third virtual meeting since the beginning of the global sanitary crisis to continue providing the IPPC community with guidance and governance, in cooperation with the IPPC Secretariat. The meeting was …

Breaking news – IYPH closing event to take place on 1st July 2021

Posted on Thu, 04 Jun 2020, 08:11

The closing ceremony of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 will take place on 1 July 2021 at the Paasitorni Conference Centre in Helsinki, Finland. Watch the IYPH and IPPC websites for further updates: http://www.fao.org/plant-health-2020/ and https://www.ippc.int/

Breaking news – new dates for International Plant Health Conference

Posted on Wed, 03 Jun 2020, 12:26

The government of Finland confirmed the arrangements for the International Plant Health Conference (IPHC). The IPHC will take place at the Paasitorni Conference Centre in Helsinki, Finland, from 28 June to 1 July 2021. Further updates will be posted on …

The IPPC Innovative Approach for the Continued Development of International Standards during the COVID-19 Lockdown

Posted on Wed, 03 Jun 2020, 10:52

Rome, 2 June 2020. To ensure the continuity of the IPPC standard setting process, the Standards Committee (SC) has been using online tools to review and approve three draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) for the first round …