1141) Call for Expert Working Group EWG) for Focused revision of ISPM 12 Phytosanitary certificates) in relation to re-export

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in the Expert …

1142) Working together to protect plants from harmful pests in the Near East and North Africa: 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Participants at the IPPC regional workshop in the Near East and North Africa.

1143) International Plant Health Conference in Helsinki is cancelled amid continued COVID-19 restrictions

Rome/Helsinki, 9 February 2021. On 2 February, representatives of member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), contracting parties …

1144) Teamwork Award from FAO-AG Department to IPPC-IAEA Joint Team on the Fruit Fly Standards

On 26 January 2017 an award for exceptional teamwork was conferred on the cross-UN agency team consisting of staff from …

1145) CPM-16 adoption of ISPMs – no objections received by the IPPC Secretariat

The IPPC Secretariat has not received any objections to the draft ISPMs scheduled to be presented for adoption at CPM-16 …

1146) Pre-CPM 11 Training: Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk - ISPM 32

The IPPC Secretariat held a pre-CPM 11 training session on the Categorization of commodities according to their pest risk – …

1147) The 29th Technical Consultation among the Regional Plant Protection Organizations convened in Paris France

EPPO 2017. TC RPPO meeting delegates participated in a technical visit to capture the phytosanitary control functioning at the Rungis …

1148) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in several District Municipalities, in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

Several male, Bactrocera dorsalis specimens, were detected in Methyl Eugenol-baited traps from Douglas to Kakamas, alongside or close to the …

1149) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in Addo area, Eastern Cape Province of South Africa

The B. dorsalis specimens were detected from Methyl Eugenol (ME) baited traps in the Addo area of the Eastern Cape …

1150) FAO and IPPC Supported Lebanon to Strengthen its Capacity in Fruit Flies Surveillance and Management

The wrap up workshop of the TCP/LEB/3502 project on “Fruit Flies Surveillance and Management in Lebanon” was held in Beirut …