1) 2026-03 IPPC Call for Experts – Expert Working Group - Revision of ISPM 12 (Phytosanitary certificates)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in the Expert …

2) 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 …

3) Now available in Chinese: Guide to participating in the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM)

Now available in Chinese: Guide to participating in the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM)

4) E-learning course on “National reporting obligations” - now available in Arabic

The IPPC Secretariat is expanding access to its e-learning course “National reporting obligations”, now available in Arabic as “الإلتزامات الوطنية …

5) 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, …

6) Now available: Report of the 2025 November meeting of the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee

The report of the IPPC Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) meeting held in November 2025 is now available and …

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 …