1411) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Former Technical Panels / Technical Panel on Pest Free Areas and Systems Approaches for Fruit Flies (TPFF)

This panel was officially disestablished at CPM-13 (2018)

1412) 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 …

1413) Call for Facilitators to be trained for implementing "Rolling out Systems Approach Globally: sharing tools for enhanced application of Systems Approach and market negotiation on plant pest risk" (MTF/INT/336/STF STDF/PG/503)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is calling for individuals wishing to be trained as facilitators to support the …

1414) Detection of Tetranychus horridus (Hazelnut mite) in Victoria and New South Wales

Tetranycopsis horridus was first reported on hazelnut in Victoria in 2016. Further surveys during February 2016 have shown a widespread …

1415) The Republic of Korea contributes towards phytosanitary capacity development in South-East Asian countries

The signing ceremony for the 3-year FAO project “Support to Capacity Development in Implementation of Plant Pest Surveillance and Information …

1416) Archive OLD Pages / Annual Themes / 2016 Theme: Food Security

A range of pests of plants pose a greater threat to food security than ever before, thanks to changes in …

1417) A Keynote Address on Plant Health and Trade Facilitation at CPM-12 by the Secretary General of the World Customs Organization

The twelfth Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-12) was successfully held from 5-11 April 2017 in Incheon, Republic …

1418) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Technical Panel for the Glossary (TPG)

1419) Notification on the detection of Bactrocera dorsalis (Oriental Fruit Fly) in several District Municipalities, in the Northern Cape Province of South Africa

Several male, Bactrocera dorsalis specimens, were detected in Methyl Eugenol-baited traps from Douglas to Kakamas, alongside or close to the …

1420) The 2020 Mid-year meeting of the IPPC Secretariat held virtually

Rome, 16 July 2020 –The IPPC Secretariat organized its 2020 Mid-year meeting virtually. The meeting was opened by Ms Beth …