1501) Sierra Leone implements a Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) to protect cultivated and wild plants and promote exports of plants and products

5 November 2019, Freetown - The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) of Sierra Leone recently launched a new Agriculture …

1502) Call for pest risk communication case studies for plant health

The IPPC is producing a guide on pest risk communication for plant health and is looking for case studies and …

1503) IPPC Efforts Toward a Seed Standard in the News

The initial issue of the European Seed Magazine has reported on the latest developments regarding the IPPC''s effort to develop …

1504) Osama El-Lissy Appointed As New Secretary For International Plant Protection Convention

Rome, 8 March 2022 - Mr. Osama El-Lissy has been appointed as the Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention …

1505) A third year of the IPPC NRO Programme marked with success

The year 2017 was a third successful year for the National Reporting Obligations Programme (NRO). It was a third stable …

1506) European Food Safety Authority EFSA) Survey on climate change and emerging risks for food safety including plant and animal health CLEFSA)

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is launching until the 7th of March 2018 a survey on climate change and …

1507) The CPM Bureau holds its December virtual meeting

Rome, 12 December 2019 – The CPM Bureau gathered virtually for its last meeting of 2019 on 12 December 2019 …

1508) Eradication of Bactrocera invadens in Nwanedi area, Limpopo Province, South Africa

On the 22 June 2011 one exotic fruit fly specimen was detected in a Methyl Eugenol baited fruit fly trap …

1509) e-learning course 'Introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention' is available

The IPPC Secretariat would like to announce that an e-learning course “Introduction to the International Plant Protection Convention” was created …

1510) Major Achievements in Implementation Facilitation for the IPPC Secretariat in 2017

Facilitation of the PCE conducted in Guinea, by Mekki Chouibani, facilitator trained and selected within STDF project 401. © Ana …