1071) Devastating disease affecting Hawaiian forest trees

Metrosideros polymorpha is the dominant tree, and foundation, of native Hawaiian forests. Sadly, over the past 2-3 years, a new …

1072) 2019 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa

6 September 2019, Nairobi – The 2019 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa took place from 2 to 6 September 2019 …

1073) Nomination of National Plant Health Champions to promote the International Year of Plant Health

To keep promoting the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) at the country level during the current pandemic, the involvement …

1074) Validation mission for the application of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Tool successfully held in Barbados

PCE Validation workshop help in Barbados in March 2018 © Ian Griffith

1075) Sri Lanka reviews its phytosanitary system to make it shine

4 October 2019, Colombo - The name Lanka is derived from the Tamil word "ilanku" (இலங்கு), which means "to shine", …

1076) Description of Australia's NPPO

The National Plant Protection Organization for Australia is the Australian Government Department of Agriculture, Water and the Environment. The divisions …

1077) Pest risk management

Regulated pests for Australia are identified in a number of pest risk analyses (PRAs) undertaken for a variety of purposes …

1078) The 10th meeting of the IYPH international steering committee marks progress for the International Year of Plant Health

Rome 31 August - The 10th meeting of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) International Steering Committee (ISC) was …

1079) The IPPC community mourns the passing of Richard James Ivess

Richard James Ivess, former Coordinator of the IPPC Secretariat, passed away after a long period of illness on Wednesday, 16 …

1080) Consultation on the Biosecurity Amendment (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2017 reminder

The Australian Government, through the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources, commenced consultation on an exposure draft of the Biosecurity …