231) IPPC contracting parties pledge USD 1.8 million for plant health as CPM-19 session closes

Rome, 21 March 2025. The annual gathering of the plant health community closed today on a high note, with pledged …

232) Draft standards on banana and fresh taro approved for stakeholder consultation

Rome, 28 July 2025. Two draft standards in the trade of banana (Musa spp.) and fresh taro (Colocasia esculenta) have …

233) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) in South Australia

In August 2024, ToBRFV was detected in commercially grown glasshouse Solanum lycopersicum (tomato) plants at two properties in the Northern …

234) CPM-19 adopts key Phytosanitary Standards to strengthen global plant health and trade

Rome, 19 March 2025. As one of its core functions, the 19th session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) …

235) Think before you click - Mitigating the risks of e-commerce to plant health

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236) 2024-05 Calls for experts for CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid

The IPPC Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to participate in the CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision …

237) 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; …

238) The IPPC E-commerce Guide is now available in Spanish!

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the Spanish translation of the publication: E-commerce Guide: A guide …

239) New deadline: Consultation on Report on the assessment and management of climate change impacts on plant pests

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat has set 9 October 2023 as the new deadline for national and regional …

240) Near East and North Africa region successfully concluded its 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop

Tunis, 08 August 2022. The annual regional workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA), organized by the International …