11) IPPC global workshop charts new path for Systems Approaches in plant health

Santiago, Chile. 15 December 2025. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and its community successfully concluded the IPPC Global Workshop …

12) Deadline extension – Call for Experts (POARS Steering Group)

The IPPC Secretariat informs that the deadline for the Call for Experts for the Steering Group of the Pest Outbreak …

13) Now open: 2026 IPPC Diagnostic Protocols consultation period

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce a 90-day consultation period for three draft Diagnostic Protocols (DPs). The following drafts …

14) Draft ISPMs for adoption at CPM-20 (2026) posted. Call for objections opened.

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the draft International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) to be presented for …

15) PRESS RELEASE: IPPC Global Workshop on Systems Approaches starts today

Santiago, Chile — 1–5 December 2025 — The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute …

16) SPOTLIGHT: From vulnerability to food resilience: Improved pest surveillance to catalyse Sierra Leone’s agricultural improvement

On a scorching afternoon, in Sumbuya village, Kakua chiefdom, Bo District, three farm workers—Mamie Squire, Mohamed Yambasu and Morie Lavai …

17) Vacancy: IPPC Finance Specialist

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce a vacancy for a IPPC Finance Specialist within the Integration and Support Team. …

18) How the next-generation of Commodity Standards are shaping safer global trade — with Joanne Wilson and Lihong Zhu

In this month’s spotlight, we highlight the work of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) through insights from its …

19) Call for Experts for the Steering Group of the Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS)

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20) Events / IPPC Regional Workshops / 2026 IPPC Regional Workshops

The IPPC Secretariat, in collaboration with the Regional Workshop (RW) Organizing Committees (OCs), has decided that the Regional Workshops will …