2471) IPPC and Bangladesh join forces to advance plant health cooperation

Rome, 30 April 2019. The IPPC Secretariat met at FAO headquarters with ten delegates from the Ministry of Agriculture of …

2472) Contaminating pests associated with traded goods: Call for interested experts to be part of the virtual group to assist with the CPM Recommendation

The CPM-14 agreed to include in its work programme the topic for a CPM Recommendation on Facilitating safe trade by …

2473) Call for topics 2015

The 2015 call for topics starts on 5 June and ends on 14 August.

2474) The substantial concerns commenting period has opened!

The IPPC 2015 substantial concerns commenting (SCCP) period has started today, 1st June 2015.

2475) Call for experts and technical materials: IPPC Guide on Pest Status

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting:

2476) Core Activities / Governance & Strategies / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM - Previous Years / CPM 14 - 2019

Each year, the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures holds a "Special Topics" or "Scientific Session" to consider emerging issues, such as …

2477) First outbreak of Erwinia amylovora in Rep. of Korea

The infected pear trees were first found in very adjacent 3 orchards in Anseong -city in early May 2015.

2478) The IPPC Plant Pest Surveillance Guide now in Spanish!

Surveillance is at the core of phytosanitary activities. The IPPC Secretariat published in 2016 a guide for NPPOs to understand …

2479) Call for human-interest stories on plant health for IYPH 2020

At the CPM-14 session held last week, FAO and the IPPC Secretariat launched a call for human-interest stories on plant …

2480) Invasive ant, Wasmannia auropunctata, in Far North Queensland

The invasive electric ant pest, Wasmannia auropunctata, was first discovered near Cairns in 2006. Other detections have been made to …