141) Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Sessions / CPM 19 - 2025 / CPM-19 Side sessions / CPM-19 Side session: The Systems Approach: Principles, practical tools, and an upcoming IPPC Workshop

Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Sessions / CPM 19 - 2025 / CPM-19 Side sessions …

142) COMESA countries upgrade laboratory diagnostic capacity to manage Fusarium TR4

Vienna, 26 April 2024. Member states of the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) region have taken a …

143) Draft standards on banana and fresh taro approved for stakeholder consultation

Rome, 28 July 2025. Two draft standards in the trade of banana (Musa spp.) and fresh taro (Colocasia esculenta) have …

144) Events / Webinars, Workshops and Symposia / Workshop on “Boosting Agricultural Resilience: Novel plant pests diagnostic techniques"

"Boosting Agricultural Resilience: Novel plant pests diagnostic techniques" - Advancing Knowledge Sharing in the IPPC Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols …

145) Youth engagement in plant health highlighted during Czech students’ visit to IPPC Secretariat

Rome, 17 September 2024. Technological and trade advancements have simplified the cross-border movement of goods and people but increased plant …

146) 2025-10 IPPC Call for Experts – Expert Working Group - Safe provision of humanitarian aid in the phytosanitary context

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to establish an Expert Working Group …

147) Plant health and e-commerce: Countries share knowledge, experiences to protect plant resources and trade

Rome, 16 April 2024. On the margins of the 18th Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18), IPPC contracting …

148) SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with John Hedley

Back in 1989, John Hedley was one of the pioneers who developed the first International Standard for Phytosanitary Measure (ISPM). …

149) Registration closing on 30 May: International workshop on pest risk mitigation of sea containers and their cargoes and the facilitation of international trade: Defining the way forward

The workshop will take place from 17 - 19 July 2023 at Sofitel Brisbane Central, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

150) BREAKING NEWS: Major advancement in Plant Health Education with the launch of the IPPC Plant Health Campus

Rome, Italy – 19 March 2025 – A significant milestone in global plant health capacity development was achieved with the …