1151) Enhancing Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC Secretariat and the DG SANTE of the European Commission

29 November 2018, Brussels – The IPPC delegation met with representatives from the European Commission’s (EC) DG SANTE and briefed …

1152) The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa held in Algeria

The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa was held from 5-8 September in Algeria. The …

1153) Finland implements new security enhanced paper for Phytosanitary Export and Re-export Certificates

Helsinki, 10 July 2021. Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Food Authority responsible for plant health (Ruokavirasto), announces the implementation …

1154) The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa held in Ethiopia

The 2016 IPPC Regional Workshop for Africa was held from 14-16 September 2016 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The workshop was …

1155) Engagement of the IPPC Secretariat in the World Customs Organization’s Work e-Commerce Standards

Brussels, 14 February 2020 - IPPC Secretariat representative, Ms Barbara Peterson, Implementation Facilitation Officer, attended a meeting of the World …

1156) Katy Perry and the protection of plants

Perry''s latest album includes seed paper with actual flower seeds and instructions for planting What does the American pop music …

1157) First detection of Fall armyworm in Torres Strait of Australia

Fall armyworm (FAW) was detected in pest specific traps on the islands of Saibai and Erub in Torres Strait, Australia, …

1158) IPPC ePhyto meetings in Geneva

Geneva, 14 February - IPPC Senior Advisor Craig Fedchock and Budget and Planning Specialist Marko Benovic, along with UNICC ePhyto …

1159) The IPPC Secretariat’s brainstorming on how to contribute to the international year of plant health in 2020

Rome, 24 January 2020 - During its Annual Meeting, the IPPC Secretariat held a brainstorming session on how everyone can …

1160) The IPPC ePhyto solution soon to be applied in Oman

Muscat, 5 February 2020 - From February 3 to 5, the IPPC ePhyto Project Manager, Mr Craig Fedchock, and the …