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) 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) 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 …

4) 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, …

5) 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)

6) 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 …

7) 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, …

8) 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 …

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

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the Arabic edition of the "Guide to participating in the …

10) Report of the 2025 IPPC Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting in now posted

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to announce that the report from the 2025 IPPC Strategic Planning …