1121) Black wattle***s new biogeographic distribution threatens flight safety in China

Black wattle, flowering trees also known as Australian acacia, have been observed to rapidly invade local airports in Yunnan province, …

1122) IPPC Secretariat held training for facilitators in Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation

Rome, 13 December 2022. The IPPC Secretariate held the face-to-face portion of the 2022 Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) facilitator training …

1123) Pest status of Bactrocera invadens in Limpopo and Mpumalanga Province, South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) is confirming the detection of male specimens of Bactrocera invadens in the …

1124) IPPC Assists Tunisia in its Second Round of the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation Process

2nd PCE mission in Tunisia, June 2018, Tunis. © Mekki Chouibani

1125) Preparation for Implementation of the IPPC Generic ePhyto National System in Samoa

Peter Neimanis (Chair - ePhyto Steering Group) addressing the session

1126) Plant health sustained by experts and policy makers at 41st European Commission on Agriculture

Budapest, 1-2 October 2019. Two staff of the IPPC secretariat and contracting parties attended the 41st session of the European …

1127) International research group helps advance phytosanitary research

27 September 2019, Cairns -The Phytosanitary Measures Research Group (PMRG) met from 24 to 27 September 2019 in Cairns, Australia. …

1128) IPPC to launch new e-Learning courses in light of COVID-19 pandemic

Rome, 19 March 2021. The pandemic has forced most of us to learn how to make better use of digital …

1129) Commission / CPM Focus Group and Working Group Reports / Calls for nominations for CPM Focus Groups

Once the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) approves the terms of reference for its Focus Groups, the call for nominations …

1130) The Major Achievements of the International Plant Protection Convention in 65 Years

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) was established on 3 April 1952, which aims to protect cultivated and wild plants …