1391) A year to celebrate plants: UN proclaims 2020 the International Year of Plant Health

IPPC hails proclamation of the International Year of Plant Health

1392) The IPPC standard on authorization of entities off to a good start

An intense week to draft an International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) on authorization of entities to perform phytosanitary actions …

1393) Absence of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in areas along the Orange River in the Northern Cape province of South Africa

Several Bactrocera dorsalis specimens were detected between Groblershoop and Upington, including Grootdrink, Karos and Keimoes as well as Augrabies and …

1394) The UN International Year of Plant Health 2020 and protecting plants from invasive alien species: Side event at COP 14

The IPPC helps safeguard biodiversity by protecting the environment from invasive alien species such as the water hyacinth. This and …

1395) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards / Call for topics / Previous call for topics

1396) Entry Points in Ghana

Ghana is a peaceful country located on the west coast of Africa. It is bounded on the north by Burkina …

1397) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Former Technical Panels / Technical Panel on Forest Quarantine (TPFQ)

In 2015, the CPM-15 has disestablished the Technical Panel on Forest Quarantine (TPFQ). The CPM, the Standards Committee and the …

1398) The Workshop on IPPC standards and implementation held in Iraq

Photograph: IPPC 2017 – Workshop participants from Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture convene in Iraq

1399) The IPPC PCE application completed in the Republic of Moldova

Photograph: IPPC 2017. PCE Finalization Consensus workshop participants in Chisinau Moldova.

1400) The first virtual meeting of the newly established FAO/IPPC Technical Working Group of the Global Action for FAW control

Rome, 30 July 2020 – Preventing new areas from the introduction and spread of the devastating Fall Armyworm (FAW) is …