1221) Improving the understanding of a pest free area: experts revising ISPM 4 on Requirements for the establishment of pest free areas

7 December 2020, Rome – In another first for the IPPC Secretariat in 2020, the Expert Working Group (EWG) on …

1222) A Sea Change is Coming: Increased Collaboration between the International Maritime Organization and the IPPC Secretariat

18 November 2019, Rome – Sea containers and their cargoes are potential pathways for plant pests and diseases to spread …

1223) The Mid-Year Meeting of the IPPC Secretariat for 2017 held at FAO Headquarters in Rome

The 2017 Mid-Year meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held on 14 July 2017 at the FAO Headquarters in Rome. …

1224) Press Release: The First International Plant Health Conference

The Secretariat of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) of …

1225) November Update from the CPM Bureau

Dear colleagues

1226) Virtual roundtable on IYPH 2020 organized with the theme “Protecting plant health for a secure future: A call for global action”

Washington DC, 20 May 2020. FAO North America and Corteva Agriscience organized a virtual roundtable in the context of the …

1227) New publication! Guidelines for managing Xylella fastidiosa

Up to 95 percent of olive production is concentrated in the Mediterranean region. Indeed, Spain, Italy, Greece and Tunisia alone …

1228) Hand-in-hand to strengthen Phytosanitary Capacity in Cambodia to combat Banana Fusarium wilt and facilitate safe trade

8 November 2019, Phnom Penh, Cambodia – The IPPC delegation carried out a field trip to Cambodia from 4 to …

1229) Newly released CIHEAM publication on experiences and knowledge for Xylella fastidiosa and its vectors in Europe

The FAO-IPPC-CIHEAM combined efforts organizing an international workshop on Xylella fastidiosa and the Olive Quick Decline Syndrome (OQDS) have resulted …

1230) IPPC Secretariat organized the first virtual meeting among RPPOs to discuss how to mitigate the COVID-19 impact on phytosanitary issues

Rome, 15 May 2020 – The IPPC Secretariat organized the first virtual meeting among the Regional Plant Protection Organization (RPPOs) …