191) CPM Focus Group on Climate Change concludes its first face-to-face meeting in Brazil

Manaus, Brazil. 24 October 2024. Meeting in person for the first time since its establishment, members of the CPM Focus …

192) Register now: Grow Your Expertise – Webinar on the IPPC Plant Health Campus

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the upcoming webinar “Grow Your Plant Health Expertise: Discover the IPPC Plant Health …

193) Now open: expert consultation on draft Diagnostic Protocols

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the expert consultation on draft Diagnostic Protocols (DPs) …

194) COMING UP: Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) national training workshops

The IPPC Secretariat is supporting the training of 350 plant health inspectors in eight African countries to hone their skills …

195) Register now: Webinar on IPPC Call for topics

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce an upcoming webinar “Call for topics- Enhancing the quality of new topic proposals …

196) Global Webinar Showcases Smart Plant Health Innovations to the International Community

Rome, 21 May 2025 – Digital diagnostics, artificial intelligence-driven pest detection, and smart surveillance tools took the spotlight during a …

197) SPOTLIGHT: Barbara Peterson shares her experience, as an in-kind contribution, working at the IPPC Secretariat

Josephine Mphozongo (Malawi Department of Agriculture Research Services), Barbara Peterson and Elizabeth Mumba (Malawi Ministry of Trade and Industry) during …

198) IPPC Standards Committee advances key Phytosanitary Standards at November 2024 meeting

Rome, 22 November 2024. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) concluded its week-long meeting, held …

199) SPOTLIGHT: Cultivating compliance and raising awareness on risk of plant pest spread through e-commerce

In the dynamic landscape of global trade, the surge of cross-border e-commerce has created numerous opportunities for economic growth, particularly …

200) Plant Protection Act

The Plant Protection Act (No. 12/2011) was enacted in 2011 to fulfill the requirements of the IPCC and establish a …