1) Call for Expression of Interest: African countries to Join the Third Phase of the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat invites African countries to express their interest in participating in the third phase …

2) 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 …

3) Call for submissions for the CPM-20 (2026) Poster Exhibition: Stories of successes and challenges in implementing the IPPC, ISPMs and CPM Recommendations

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat invites you to share your experience at CPM-20 (2026) through a poster exhibition …

4) 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 …

5) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Implementation and Capacity Development Projects / EU Support to the IPPC Strategic Framework and Workplan

Support to the IPPC Strategic Framework and Workplan (GCP/GLO/1238/EC)

6) How the next-generation of Commodity Standards are shaping safer global trade — with Joanne Wilson and Lihong Zhu

In this month’s spotlight, we highlight the work of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) through insights from its …

7) 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 …

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

By Temarama Anguna-Kamana

9) Face-to-face meeting of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) will …

10) SPOTLIGHT: What’s in a name? The Importance of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms

Rome, 24 October 2025. Language is more than a tool for communication; it is the pillar of plant health cooperation. …