1261) IPPC to launch new e-Learning courses in light of COVID-19 pandemic

Rome, 19 March 2021. The pandemic has forced most of us to learn how to make better use of digital …

1262) Campaigning for plant health with a solid network of partners

Rome, 18 March 2021. Communication and international cooperation are among the core activities of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) …

1263) First detection of Banana Bunchy Top Virus in South Africa

Banana plants showing symptoms for BBTV were detected by the farmer during routine surveys, in June 2015. The leaf samples …

1264) CPM-15 quorum reached

With 109 valid credentials and 126 countries registered, the fifteenth session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-15) has attained …

1265) List of authorised officers to sign phytosanitary certificates for Rwanda NPPO

Beatrice Uwumukiza, IPPC Contact point for Rwanda [email protected]

1266) Status Report of Potato Wart Disease in imported potatoes into Singapore from 2008 - 2012

Synchytrium endobioticum (Potato Wart Disease- PWD), is listed as a Quarantine Pest under the First Schedule in the Control of …

1267) The CPM Bureau meeting held at the margin of the CPM-13 in April 2018

The CPM Bureau meeting was held on 11th-13th April before CPM-13 and on 20 April 2018 after CPM-13 with participation …

1268) IPPC ePhyto Takes the Prize!!

26 August 2019, Rome - On August 22, the IPPC Secretariat was informed that the ePhyto GeNS system was selected …

1269) CPM-13 Side Session on Plant Health and Environmental Protection held at FAO HQs

A successful side session on the 2018 IPPC annual theme “Plant Health and Environmental Protection” was held at FAO Headquarters …

1270) CPM-15 adoption of ISPMs – no objections received by the IPPC Secretariat

Following the IPPC procedures, the deadline for objections to the draft ISPMs to be presented for adoption at CPM-15 (2021) …