1251) The 6th CPM Strategic Planning Group SPG) Meeting Held in Rome

The 6th CPM Strategic Planning Group (SPG) meeting was held at FAO-HQ in Rome, Italy, from 10-12 October 2017. The …

1252) Protecting plants and the environment in the Caribbean: a 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Local farmers in Haiti sorting Cajanus Cajan beans. Participants from 14 Caribbean countries discussed ways to improve plant health and …

1253) Emergency measures to reduce the risk of introduction of "Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" through the importation of carrot (seed and seedling) and celery (seedling)

"Candidatus Liberibacter solanacearum" has been recently reported as seed-transmitted pest in carrot. Carrot and celery have also been identified as …

1254) Saint Lucia runs a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation virtually

Castries, 22 October 2020. The COVID-19 pandemic did not prevent Saint Lucia from reviewing its national phytosanitary system and implementing …

1255) ePhyto Regional Workshop- Buenos Aires Argentina

Last week, from the 11-13th of September the ePhyto regional workshop for Latin America took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina. …

1256) Modernization of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM) 8 on Determination of Pest Status

In 2011, the Global Survey undertaken by the Implementation Review and Support System identified ISPM 8 on Determination of pest …

1257) The second meeting of the Steering Committee of the International Year of Plant Health held in Rome

Opening of the second IYPH Steering Committee meeting © IPPC Secretariat

1258) Countries / National Reporting Obligations / NRO and IPP training / 2018 NRO Workshop Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia

The IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia (CEECA) was held in Moscow, Russia …

1259) Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Programmes

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1260) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle)

An outbreak of Colorado beetle larvae has been confirmed in a single potato field in Kent. Containment and eradication measures …