The FAO/IPPC Fall Armyworm Technical Working Group successfully conclude its 3rd virtual meeting

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2020, 08:13

Rome, 16 September 2020 – The FAO/IPPC Fall Armyworm (FAW) Technical Working Group of Quarantine and Phytosanitary in relation to Trade keeps moving forward its work programme in relation to the FAO Global Action for FAW Control and met …

The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Southwest Pacific: cooperate to promote plant health

Posted on Tue, 29 Sep 2020, 08:09

Rome, 28 August 2020 - The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop (RW) for the Southwest Pacific was held virtually in five separate sessions from 21 to 28 August 2020, chaired by Mr Nacanieli Waqa, Vice-Chair of the Pacific Plant Protection Organization …

Latin America talks: fruitful and enriching 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Latin America

Posted on Fri, 18 Sep 2020, 07:47

3 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for Latin America took place virtually on 2 and 3 September 2020 to discuss draft international standards for phytosanitary measures (ISPMs) currently under consultation, to receive updates on …

CPM Bureau September 2020 virtual meeting report posted

Posted on Wed, 16 Sep 2020, 07:43

The report of the CPM Bureau virtual meeting held on 10 September 2020 has been posted and is available in the CPM Bureau page (direct link here).

The 2020 IPPC National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Africa successfully concluded

Posted on Tue, 15 Sep 2020, 11:57

Rome, 11 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Africa was held virtually from 10 to 11 September 2020, chaired by Ms Faith Ndunge, Implementation Committee Representative from Africa Region in the …

2020 IPPC NROs Workshop Strengthened the Capacity of fulfilling obligations of Contracting parties in region

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 12:57

Rome, 8 September 2020. The 2020 IPPC National Reporting Obligations (NROs) Workshop for Caribbean was held virtually from 8 to 9 September with the participation of 50 representatives from 15 Caribbean countries and territories: Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, …

2020 Strategic Planning Group meeting agenda and invitations posted

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 12:54

The agenda and meeting invitation for the virtual session of the 2020 Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting are now available at the following page: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/strategic-planning-group/2020-spg/

Contracting parties, regional plant protection organizations, CPM Bureau members and chairpersons of the IPPC Standards …

The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Europe and Central Asia: Continuing the discussion on regional phytosanitary issues

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 12:28

1 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for Europe and Central Asia (ECA) took place virtually on 31 August and 1 September 2020, chaired by Mr Ringolds Arnitis, Expert from the State Plant Protection Service …

The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa successfully concluded

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 11:47

Rome, 10 September 2020 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for Africa convened virtually from 8 to 10 September 2020. The meeting, co-chaired by Mr David Kamangira, Standard Committee Representative and Ms Faith Ndunge, Implementation and Capacity …

Making progress in plant pests diagnostics: the IPPC Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols meets to advance its work in pandemic times.

Posted on Mon, 14 Sep 2020, 07:49

10 September 2020. Viruses, pests and diseases do not carry passports when moving from one country to another. The current COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrating that the world must be extra careful with passenger travel and stressing the need to be …

2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Caribbean boosts regional phytosanitary cooperation

Posted on Fri, 11 Sep 2020, 08:17

Rome, 1 September 2020. The 2020 IPPC Regional Workshop for Caribbean was held virtually from 1 to 3 September with the participation of 55 representatives from 17 Caribbean countries and territories: Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Cayman …

STDF webinar: "ePhyto: Solutions on safe trade in plants and plant products"

Posted on Thu, 10 Sep 2020, 07:15

You are invited to join an online expert discussion entitled "ePhyto: Solutions on safe trade in plants and plant products" on Wednesday 23 September 2020 - 15:00-16:30 CET, organized by the STDF, to learn about how countries are using ePhyto …

Press release of the IPPC ePhyto Industry Advisory Group

Posted on Wed, 09 Sep 2020, 13:32

9 September 2020. The Industry Advisory Group (IAG) of the IPPC ePhyto Solution calls on governments to support the adoption of ePhyto to facilitate international agricultural trade, which would be crucial in safeguarding global food security beyond the Covid-19 …

Passing of Dr Kim Ritman, IPPC contact point for Australia

Posted on Tue, 08 Sep 2020, 08:31

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr Kim Ritman, Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) and official IPPC contact point.

Dr Ritman was the primary representative of, and an advisor to, the Australian Government on …