1161) Maximizing the impact of implementation and capacity development work in the IPPC community

22 November 2019, Rome – The fifth meeting of the IPPC Implementation and capacity development committee (IC) was held between …

1162) Threats from Invasive Species: A driver for the extinction of plants

A fifth of the world''s plant species are at risk of extinction, British researchers warned Tuesday in an unprecedented global …

1163) The Year of the 'Organization of the NPPO' from April 2015 to March 2016

In July 2014, during the first meeting of the National Reporting Obligations Advisory Group (NROAG), it was agreed that every …

1164) Devastating banana disease reported in Peru

Rome, 28 April 2021. Peru’s National Agrarian Health Service (SENASA) announced a national phytosanitary emergency on April 11 after confirming …

1165) Strengthening Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC and the EC

Photograph: Meeting with DG TRADE and DG SANTE

1166) Coordinated Border Management – a hot topic at the World Customs Organization meeting

28 October 2019, Brussels - The IPPC Secretariat participated in the Coordinated Border Management (CBM) panel discussion during the meeting …

1167) IPPC Engagement with Environmental Aspects for Fulfilment of its Mission and Mandates

Photograph: IPPC 2017: Plant health and environmental protection experts convene in Buenos Aires, the Argentine Republic

1168) 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 …

1169) CALL FOR EXPERTS – To develop an IPPC guide on risk-based import inspection

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting:

1170) 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, …