IPPC paves the way for "next generation" plant health standards

Posted on Tue, 10 Jun 2025, 06:49

Rome, 30 May 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) recently convened an internal NSP seminar on "The Next Generation of IPPC Standards: An overview of the IPPC and its commodity standards," bringing together over 60 participants to explore …

IPPC Committee fast-tracks plant health standards implementation

Posted on Mon, 09 Jun 2025, 13:18

Rome, 9 June 2025 - The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met from 19-23 May in Rome, Italy to discuss strategic capacity development actions, review outcomes of the 19th Session of the …

CPM-19 report now available in six languages

Posted on Fri, 06 Jun 2025, 09:04

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the final report of the Nineteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19), held in March 2025, is now available in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish and can be …

Share your International Day of Plant Health 2025 events highlights

Posted on Fri, 06 Jun 2025, 09:03

The IPPC Secretariat invites national and regional plant protection organizations (NPPOs and RPPOs), contracting parties and partners to add their International Day of Plant Health (IDPH) 2025 events to the official website by filling out the short form here: https://www.fao.org/plant-health-day/events/en …

IPPC e-learning course: Wood packaging material in international trade

Posted on Fri, 06 Jun 2025, 08:59

Do you know what’s behind the ISPM 15 mark — and how it protects global plant health? The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to invite colleagues in the plant health community and more widely to enroll and complete the e-learning course …

SPOTLIGHT: Zimbabwe to combat plant pests with quarantine upgrades

Posted on Tue, 03 Jun 2025, 13:17

Zimbabwe is upgrading its quarantine systems, constructing new border posts and inspection procedures, as new plant pests recently detected in Africa pose significant risks to the country’s agricultural sector.

In particular, the 2024 discovery of Goss’s Wilt in neighboring South …