1301) Greetings for the International Year of Plant Health 2020 from the IPPC Secretariat

Dear Colleagues of the IPPC Community,

1302) Call for Implementation and Capacity Development projects

Purpose

1303) First report of Globodera pallida in Slovenia

Globodera pallida was found for the first time in Slovenia in 2011 in the domestic production of ware potatoes in …

1304) 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 …

1305) Detection of coconut rhinoceros beetle (CRB)

From the 7th of September to the 6th of December 2019, 49 specimens of Oryctes rhinoceros have been trapped in …

1306) The IPPC Secretariat makes a difference at the World Trade Organization Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures advanced course

12 November 2019, Geneva – Every year, the World Trade Organization (WTO) runs a two-week Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS) …

1307) The official launch event of the International Year of Plant Health

Rome, 2 December 2019 - The official launch event of the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 took place …

1308) Threats from Invasive Species: A driver for the extinction of plants

A fifth of the world''s plant species are at risk of extinction, British researchers warned Tuesday in an unprecedented global …

1309) Pest status of Bactrocera invadens in Limpopo Province, South Africa

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) confirms the detection of male specimens of Bactrocera invadens in the Vhembe, …

1310) Phytosanitary Certificate of Sweden (applicable until 1 January 2021)

Phytosanitary Certificate of Sweden. The Swedish model of phytosanitary certificate was replaced by a new one applicable from 1 January …