Participants are sought for the new IAEA phytosanitary irradiation coordinated research project

Posted on Tue, 12 Oct 2021, 15:10

The Joint FAO/IAEA Centre has just announced a new phytosanitary irradiation coordinated research project. They are now recruiting participants.

Both publicly funded and private research institutions are encouraged to apply. Participants will be encouraged to collaborate with industry and other …

CPM Bureau September meeting report now posted

Posted on Thu, 07 Oct 2021, 14:33

The latest Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau meeting report is published at this location:

https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/bureau/

The Report of the 2021 IPPC Virtual Regional Workshop for Latin America is posted!

Posted on Thu, 07 Oct 2021, 09:26

The report of the IPPC Regional Workshop for LA held virtually on the 1,2,3 and 6,7 September 2021 has been posted and is available in the IPPC Regional Workshops page (direct link here).

Fall Armyworm has been detected in Solomon Island

Posted on Wed, 06 Oct 2021, 08:45

Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) was first reported on 13 September, 2021 in Solomon Islands around Honiara City. The IPPC Secretariat received and published the official report from the IPPC Contact point on 6 October, 2021.

More information has been posted …

Compiled comments for the first consultation on the draft CPM Recommendation has been posted!

Posted on Mon, 04 Oct 2021, 14:47

The compiled comments for the first consultation on draft CPM Recommendation: Reduce the incidence of contaminating pests associated with regulated articles and unregulated goods to protect plant health and facilitate trade (2019-002) have been posted on the IPP: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/cpm/current-consultations-for-cpm-recommendations/

Please …

Compiled comments for the first and second consultation draft ISPMs have been posted!

Posted on Mon, 04 Oct 2021, 14:45

The compiled comments for the first and second consultations on draft ISPMs have been posted on the IPP: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/member-consultation-draft-ispms/

Please check the above documents to make sure that comments correctly reflect those entered into the OCS by your contact point.

Registration is open for the IPPC webinar series on Fall Armyworm Training Material

Posted on Mon, 27 Sep 2021, 16:16

IPPC Secretariat invites interested users to register for the “Fall Armyworm Training Material: FAO/IPPC Prevention, Preparedness, and Response Guidelines for Spodoptera frugiperda” webinar series. (Please register individually for all three sessions in the series)

Webinar 1: 22 October 12:00-13:30 …

Registration is open for IPPC webinar on Pest Status, Surveillance and Systems Approach

Posted on Mon, 27 Sep 2021, 15:07

Interested users can now register to the IPPC webinar on Pest Status, Surveillance and Systems Approaches: new Guides and tools.

Register here!

The webinar will be held on Friday, 22 October 16:00-18:00 (CET) to raise awareness and encourage …

Seeking expert’s comments on IPPC Diagnostic Protocol (DP) for Genus Ceratitis

Posted on Fri, 24 Sep 2021, 16:10

The IPPC just opened the Expert Consultation on Draft Diagnostic Protocols for Genus Ceratitis (2016-001). If you are interested in commenting, please access the expert consultation on draft DPs webpage: http://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/expert-consultation-draft-diagnostic-protocols/

The closing date is 25 October 2021.

In …

Recordings from the ongoing IPPC ePhyto industry workshops are now released!

Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021, 16:39

The recordings from the ePhyto industry workshops with the Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, the Republic of Korea, the Bahamas and The People's Republic of China are now available to watch via this link: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/8hzw1dsc8hth1cj/AACzTTA_YFbtKQmy-Nq8Tr1ya?dl=0

The objective of these ongoing workshops, …

The IPPC Secretariat at the forefront to fight Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense Tropical Race 4 (TR4): New IC Team on TR4!

Posted on Mon, 20 Sep 2021, 12:46

The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) created a new IC Team on Banana Fusarium Wilt (TR4). Qualified experts from around the world form this new team which will meet for the first time on 30 September 2021.

The team …

CPM Bureau August meeting report now posted

Posted on Thu, 16 Sep 2021, 09:32

The latest Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau meeting report is published at this location:

https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/governance/bureau/

Compiled comments from the 2021 Implementation and Capacity Development consultation are now available

Posted on Fri, 03 Sep 2021, 10:44

The compiled comments arising from the 2021 consultation on Implementation and Capacity Development documents have been posted on the IPP: Consultation on Implementation and Capacity Development Documents

Please verify that these documents accurately reflect the comments that were entered into …

Compiled comments now posted from the first consultation on draft Specification for the reorganization of PRA Standards

Posted on Wed, 01 Sep 2021, 16:36

Compiled comments for the first consultation on draft Specification for the Reorganization of Pest Risk Analysis Standards (2020-001) have been posted on the IPP: https://www.ippc.int/en/core-activities/standards-setting/member-consultation-draft-specifications-ispms/

Please check the above document to make sure that comments correctly reflect those entered into …