1701) Strong support of the IPPC for strengthening NPPO and developing phytosanitary legislation in the Republic of South Sudan

The Republic of South Sudan has an immense potential for sustainable agricultural development, with abundant rainfall, diverse soil and climatic …

1702) The new draft International Standard on Audit in the phytosanitary context is off to a good start!

Expert Working Group members at the June 2019 meeting in Toronto, Canada. © FAO

1703) Eradication of Bactrocera invadens in the Groblersbrug borderpost of South Africa

On 21 May 2010 one possible exotic fruit fly specimen was detected in a Methyl Eugenol baited fruit fly trap …

1704) Together is better: the Convention on Biological Diversity CBD) and the IPPC sign a joint work plan for 2019-2020

Dr Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the CBD, and Dr Jingyuan Xia, Secretary of the IPPC, signed the CBD-IPPC …

1705) International Year of Plant Health off to a good start with first meeting of IYPH International Steering Committee

Rome, 14 June 2019. The first meeting of the International Steering Committee (ISC) on the International Year of Plant Health …

1706) The CPM Financial Committee Meeting Held in Italy

The CPM Financial Committee (FC) meeting was held on 3 October 2016 in Rome, Italy. The meeting was chaired by …

1707) The 3rd Training Workshop on the PCE Facilitators successfully organized in Ronciglione Italy

Held in Ronciglione, Italy, from September 19th – 30th 2016, the 3rd training workshop on the Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) …

1708) IPPC ePhyto South West Pacific Regional Workshop

The IPPC is excited to announce the upcoming IPPC ePhyto South West Pacific regional workshop that will take place in …

1709) Alert

On 14 December 2020, a letter was sent by the IPPC Secretariat to IPPC contracting parties on behalf of the …

1710) Pest Freedom from Urocystis cepulae, onion smut

Onion Smut was first detected in 1950 in Adelaide, South Australia with a second detection in 1964. In 1966, an …