1301) First report of Citrus bark cracking viroid (CBCVd) on hops (Humulus lupulus)

An unknown and aggressive disease was observed in 2007 in hop gardens in Slovenia. The disease spread extremely rapidly and …

1302) Release of New IPP Homepage: A new image of the IPPC towards 2020

Today is a historic day for the IPPC community as a new IPP homepage is released on 12 July 2016 …

1303) Sierra Leone implements a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) to protect cultivated and wild plants and promote exports of plants and products

5 November 2019, Freetown - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Sierra Leone recently launched a new Agriculture …

1304) 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 …

1305) Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of plants, amending Regulations (EU) No 228/2013, (EU) No 652/2014 and (EU) No 1143/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council Directives 69/464/EEC, 74/647/EEC, 93/85/EEC, 98/57/EC, 2000/29/EC, 2006/91/EC and 2007/33/EC

Regulation (EU) 2016/2031 of the European Parliament of the Council of 26 October 2016 on protective measures against pests of …

1306) Language Review Group (LRG) versions of CPM-16 (2022) adopted standards now posted in Arabic (Ar), Chinese (Zh), Russian (Ru) and Spanish (Es)

All LRG reviewed documents are now available in Arabic (Ar), Chinese (Zh), Russian (Ru) and Spanish (Es), as listed below. …

1307) Big steps made in developing phytosanitary capacity in the West Bank and Gaza Strip

A new plant health diagnostic laboratory was set up in Jenin as part of efforts to strengthen phytosanitary capacity. ©FAO/S.Brunel

1308) Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) approved four standards for second consultation in 2021

Rome, 21 May 2021. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) approved four standards for second …

1309) Protecting plants from pest in the Pacific Islands: A 2018 IPPC Regional Workshop

Rarotonga, Cook Islands - Ngatoko Ngatoko, Director of Biosecurity, Ministry of Agriculture, watches a cargo ship leave port. The IPPC …

1310) Greetings for the International Year of Plant Health 2020 from the IPPC Secretariat

Dear Colleagues of the IPPC Community,