1251) Urgent communication to IPPC contracting parties regarding possible failure to convene CPM-15

On 14 December 2020, a letter was sent by the IPPC Secretariat to IPPC contracting parties on behalf of the …

1252) Major Achievements in Standard Setting of the IPPC Secretariat for 2017

Remarkable achievements were obtained in standard setting within the IPPC Secretariat for 2017. This was enabled through the efforts of …

1253) International Year of Plant Health off to a good start with first meeting of IYPH International Steering Committee

Rome, 14 June 2019. The first meeting of the International Steering Committee (ISC) on the International Year of Plant Health …

1254) 200 million reasons to take global action on sea containers to keep khapra beetle out!

Rome, 30 December 2020– Khapra beetle, Trogoderma granarium poses an ongoing threat to agricultural industries, even in countries with strong …

1255) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera invadens in Swaziland

Bactrocera invadens was first detected in Methyl Eugenol bait traps in Matsamo and Ngonini in northern Swaziland along the northern …

1256) The Contribution of the IPPC to Achieving UN SDGs for 2030 Agenda

The 5th CPM Strategic Planning Group (SPG) Meeting was held from 4-6 October 2016 in Rome, Italy, with the theme …

1257) Pest Freedom from Urocystis cepulae, onion smut

Onion Smut was first detected in 1950 in Adelaide, South Australia with a second detection in 1964. In 1966, an …

1258) First record of Army warm in Syria

Spodoptera frugiperda larvas were found for the first time, in the sou- thern west governorate -Dara'a ,at four rural farms …

1259) CBD International Day for Biological Diversity 2013: re-energizing cooperation with the IPPC

Today, May 22, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity. As in the …

1260) The IPPC Technical Committee Meeting on the ePhyto Project held in Argentina

The IPPC Technical Committee Meeting on the ePhyto Project (PTC) was held at the offices of the Servicio Nacional de …