1) 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, …

2) International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2026

Join us in the global observation of the International Day of Plant Health on 12 May 2026, with the theme …

3) IPPC gears up for the Twentieth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures

5 February 2026, Rome. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) is preparing for the Twentieth Session of the Commission on …

4) URGENT REMINDER - CPM-20 REGISTRATION!!

URGENT REMINDER - CPM-20 REGISTRATION!!

5) IPPC global workshop charts new path for Systems Approaches in plant health

Santiago, Chile. 15 December 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and its community successfully concluded the IPPC Global Workshop …

6) Call for Submissions to participate in the Plant Health Innovation Fair at CPM-20

(Follow-up and Extension of the Original Call)

7) SPOTLIGHT: From vulnerability to food resilience: Improved pest surveillance to catalyse Sierra Leone’s agricultural improvement

On a scorching afternoon, in Sumbuya village, Kakua chiefdom, Bo District, three farm workers—Mamie Squire, Mohamed Yambasu and Morie Lavai …

8) LEADER’S BLOG: Cook Islands: A small nation takes a big leap towards digitalization to transform trade

By Temarama Anguna-Kamana

9) IPPC Standards Committee advances draft standards and strengthens procedures at the November 2025 meeting

Rome, 28 November 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention’s (IPPC) Standards Committee (SC) concluded its November 2025 meeting at FAO …

10) Call for Submissions to participate in the Plant Health Innovation Fair at the margins of CPM-20

The IPPC Secretariat invites NPPOs, RPPOs, international institutions, research organizations, and private-sector partners attending CPM-20 to submit proposals for booths, …