221) SPOTLIGHT: Better safe than sorry: Nicaragua’s emergency plant protection efforts to curb Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of banana

Detecting, preventing and responding to risks are vital aspects for managing the effects of harmful plant pests and diseases. Conversely, …

222) Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation (PCE) Terms and Conditions now available

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that as decided by the Eighteenth Session of the …

223) IPPC Pest Alert – First Detection of Clavibacter nebraskensis outside North America

On March 3, 2025, the IPPC Secretariat issued a new Pest Alert following the first confirmed detection of Clavibacter nebraskensis …

224) A project assessing food control and plant health systems in Africa on the spotlight during World Food Safety Day

12/06/2023

225) Management of Papaya Mealy Bug (Paracoccus marginatus) out break in India

Papaya mealy bug Paracoccus marginatus is an invasive pest. The pest was first observed in Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu during …

226) Q&A with Mr. Gregory Wolff, CPM Chairperson (2023-2025)

The current Chair of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) reached out to the International Plant Protection (IPPC) Secretariat and …

227) 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.

228) Now available: Report of the May 2024 Implementation and Capacity Development Committee Meeting

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to provide the Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) May 2024 meeting report, which is …

229) Saving Guinea-Bissau’s crops and trade from pests: Plant health technicians trained in the use of modern pest prevention tools

Participants of the training workshop pose with Fatumata Djau Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Guinea-Bissau (second row, …

230) Healthy plants, healthy planet: The key to One Health success

Rome, 4 October 2024. Delegates at a side event during the 29th Session of Food and Agriculture Organization of the …