1431) Passing of Dr Kim Ritman, IPPC contact point for Australia

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr Kim Ritman, Australia’s Chief Plant Protection Officer (ACPPO) …

1432) International Year of Plant Health goes to New York

The 40th Session of the FAO Conference, the governing body of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, …

1433) Seeking for Potential Bilateral Cooperation between the IPPC and the WB

On 29 June 2017, the IPPC Delegate led by the IPPC Secretary Jingyuan Xia and including Craig Fedchock and Shane …

1434) Call for Trainees for Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation facilitators training course

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in:

1435) Call for experts for the Pest Outbreak Alert and Response Systems Steering Group

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to become a member of:

1436) 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 …

1437) Entry Points in Ghana

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

1438) 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 …

1439) The Workshop on IPPC standards and implementation held in Iraq

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

1440) 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 …