1) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / IPPC ePhyto Solution / IPPC ePhyto Solution - PROGRAMME UPDATES - March 2026

The IPPC ePhyto Solution continues to expand and has reached a major milestone: 100 countries now exchanging phytosanitary certificates live …

2) Commission / CPM Bureau / Dispute avoidance and settlement

The IPPC includes an Article (XIII) on Settlement of Disputes and the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) has adopted the …

3) Recent detection of Rhynchophorus ferrugineus

Argentina comunica la reciente detección de Rhynchophorus ferrugineus sobre ejemplares de palmeras en la isla Martín García, ubicada en el …

4) Vacancy: Office Assistant (G-3) – Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU), IPPC Secretariat

The IPPC Secretariat has an opening for an Office Assistant (G-3) in its Implementation and Facilitation Unit (IFU), based at …

5) Download the APP for CPM-20

Rome, 5 March 2026 -The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) in collaboration with the IT department of the Food and …

6) Meeting of the Liaison Group of Biodiversity-related Conventions strengthens joint action to protect plant health and biodiversity

Executive heads of biodiversity-related conventions (L-R): Enrico Perotti- IPPC Secretary, Martha Rojas Urrego, Executive Secretary, International Whaling Commission; Jyoti Hosagrahar, …

7) Coming up: 20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20)

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to invite the plant health community to the 20th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary …

8) IPPC highlights plant health’s central role in One Health at EU Committee meeting

19 February, Brussels. The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) underscored the essential role of plant health in …

9) SPOTLIGHT: Getting ahead of emerging plant pests of global concern: How the Pest Outbreak and Alert Response System is taking shape

Plant pests do not respect borders. In recent years, a growing number of pests have begun spreading faster and farther, …

10) SPOTLIGHT: Building resilient phytosanitary systems in Africa

In this month’s spotlight interview, Saliou Niassy, Coordinator of the African Union Inter-African Phytosanitary Council (AU-IAPSC) and Mohamed Habib Ben …