221) Change of issuance of the Phytosanitary Certificate joining the ephyto

As part of recent innovation of the certification system, aligned with the global call for digitalization for trade facilitation, the …

222) Strengthening global partnerships: IPPC participates in World Customs Organization Round Table

Brussels, 26 April 2024 - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat participated in the 243rd/244th Permanent Technical Committee (PTC) …

223) Now available: International Day of Plant Health webcast

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the webcast of the high-level event to commemorate …

224) Zambia holds Africa Phytosanitary Programme training of phytosanitary technical staff and stakeholders

Kabwe, 10 May 2024- The national plant protection organization (NPPO) of Zambia- the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service (PQPS), successfully …

225) Occurrence of melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae) in Mozambique

The melon fly, Zeugodacus cucurbitae (Coquillett) (Diptera: Tephritidae) is one of about 250 tephrites of economic importance worldwide (Vayssiéres, 1998; …

226) Alerta fitosanitaria de Xylella fastidiosa Wells et al.

According to the official surveillance activities of Xylella fastidiosa carried out by the ICA in Colombia, on February 12, 2025, …

227) BLOG: Plant health standards and the safe delivery of food and humanitarian aid

By Leisongi Bulesulu and Sophie Peterson

228) Save the date: 17th Congress of the Mediterranean Phytopathological Union

The Mediterranean Phytopathological Union invites the plant health community to register for the 17th Congress of the Mediterranean Pathological Union, …

229) Commission / CPM Focus Group and Working Group Reports / CPM Focus Group on Diagnostic Laboratory Networking

The importance of proper, rapid and accurate pest diagnostics to NPPOs: Diagnostic expertise is one of the major capabilities for …

230) Successful International Workshop on reducing the introduction of pests through the Sea Container Pathway

Rome, 28 September - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) held an international workshop on reducing the introduction of pests …