1241) Supporting developing countries to trade safely during the COVID-19 pandemic: STDF holds online Working Group

Geneva, 7 April 2020. The impact of the global COVID-19 pandemic is pressing and affecting supply chains and global trade …

1242) The First Meeting of the IPPC Sea Container Task Force Successfully Held in Shanghai China

The first meeting of the IPPC Sea Container Task Force (SCTF) was held from 6-10 November 2017, in Shanghai, China. …

1243) The fourteenth Commission on Phytosanitary Measures CPM-14) opening session highlights successes and the future of plant health

In his opening address, Mr Bukar Tijani, FAO Assistant Director-General of the Agricultural Department (AG) stressed that adopting sustainable agriculture …

1244) Call for topics sets the stage for the future IPPC work programme: the Task Force on Topics meeting

The Task force on Topics (TFT) helps make sure that the IPPC’s future work plan reflects IPPC contracting parties’ emerging …

1245) CPM-13 Side session on Collaboration with Research Organizations held at FAO HQs

Shoki Al-Dobai, Integration and Support Team Leader in the IPPC Secretariat, welcomed participants to the CPM-13 side session on “Collaboration …

1246) Keeping sea containers clean: Australia’s initiative to minimise biosecurity risks

Canberra, 18 May 2021. International trade is essential to our way of life. Everyday sea containers are packed with important …

1247) Getting forward - 155th FAO Council supports the International Year of Plant Health IYPH) in 2020

At its 155th session held in Rome from 5 to 9 December 2016, the FAO Council endorsed a draft Resolution …

1248) The deadline to develop discussion papers on specific topics on the Strategic Planning Group (SPG) agenda has been extended

Please be notified that the Please be notified that the deadline to develop discussion papers on specific topics on the …

1249) Rhagoletis cerasi, European Cherry Fruit Fly, Detected in Ontario / La présence de Rhagoletis cerasi, la mouche de la cerise, est confirmée en Ontario

In February 2016, an amateur entomologist submitted a photograph of a non-indigenous Rhagoletis spp. to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency …

1250) Implementing the IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation helped Nicaragua approve their revised phytosanitary law in record time

Managua, 11 March – Thanks to the IPPC Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) tool, Nicaragua improved its phytosanitary legislation in record …