1021) The 2nd virtual meeting for RPPOs organized to advance the IPPC work programme among regions during the Covid-19 pandemic

Rome, 26 June 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the second virtual meeting with Regional Plant Protection Organizations (RPPOs) to …

1022) Eradication of Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN) from Western Australia

Following detection of PCN in Western Australia in 1986, eradication action was undertaken.

1023) IPPC Secretariat’s role as one of the STDF’s core partners

Rome, 29 June 2020 - On 26 May 2020, the working group of the Standards Trade and Development Facility (STDF) …

1024) Commission / Consultations / Current consultations for CPM Recommendations / Previous consultations for CPM Recommendations

CPM Recommendations for consultations

1025) Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp)

First outbreak of Dryocosmus kuriphilus (chestnut gall wasp) in the UK

1026) First report of Candidatus Phytoplasma fragariae in the UK

The pest was identified following notification by the local wildlife trust of plants which were exhibiting unusual symptoms. Candidatus Phytoplasma …

1027) CPM–17 Report now available

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to share the report of the Seventeenth Session of the Commission …

1028) Side event on Facilitation of international trade and safeguarding biodiversity from the the spread of invasive alien species which are pests of plants organized at CPM-12 in Incheon Republic of Korea

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) organized a side session in collaboration with the IPPC secretariat and the Centre for …

1029) Entry points

Currently, the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service(PQPS) has positioned gazetted Plant Health Inspectors (PHIs)at entry/exit points with high agriculture trafic. …

1030) Plant health in the 21st century: the use of drones and sniffer dogs

On 7 April 2016, the Eleventh Session of the Commission for Phytosanitary Measures held a side-session on Plant Health in …