111) Department of Plant Protection, Government of Pakistan

The Department of Plant Protection, Ministry of National Food Security & Research, Government of Pakistan (DPP) performs regulatory, advisory, planning, …

112) Spotlight: Thorwald Geuze, from the Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority of the Netherlands, speaks about the importance of e-commerce and IPPC Observatory surveys

As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Thorwald Geuze, Senior Plant Health Officer at the Ministry of …

113) CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid Concludes in Barbados

Bridgetown, 15 October 2024. The CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid concluded its first …

114) SPOTLIGHT: Artificial Intelligence transforms the fight against Fusarium Tropical Race 4 of banana in Mesoamerica

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is rapidly transforming everyday life; from providing virtual customer assistance and helping doctors perform complex surgeries to …

115) Now available: Report of the May 2025 Technical Panel on Commodity Standards virtual meeting

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Technical Panel on Commodity …

116) Events / Webinars, Workshops and Symposia / Enhancing the quality of new topic proposals for plant health standards and IPPC implementation

IPPC Call for Topics Background Following the decisions made by the Nineteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19), …

117) 2025-05 – IPPC Call for experts – Technical Panel for the Glossary – Experts for the English and Arabic language

The IPPC Secretariat is soliciting nominations for experts for:

118) New publication: Field survey guidance for Bactrocera spp.

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community of a new publication titled "Field survey guidance for …

119) Now available: English versions of specification approved and ISPMs adopted by CPM-19

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Specification and the three International Standards for …

120) Strengthening Africa’s preparedness to control transboundary pests and diseases

Douala, 20 January 2025. Plant health officers from five French-speaking African countries are undergoing a week-long training in modern science …