261) Now open: Diagnostic Protocols notification period

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the Diagnostic Protocols (DP) Notification Period from 30 January - 15 March 2025.

262) Three adopted IPPC Diagnostic Protocols have been posted

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that three new Diagnostic Protocols (DPs), adopted by the Standards Committee (SC) on …

263) Standards Committee and Standards Committee Working Group approve five standards for consultation

Rome, 16 May 2024. The Standards Committee (SC) and the Standards Committee Working Group (SC-7) of the International Plant Protection …

264) Technical panel reviewed diagnostic protocols and additions to work programme

Paris, 21 December 2023. The Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols (TPDP) met at the headquarters of the European and Mediterranean …

265) Revamped IPPC webpage to serve as hub for resources on e-commerce and plant health

Every second, e-commerce generates about 5 000 new parcels moving around the world by mail or courier. The exponential increase …

266) SPOTLIGHT: Zambia, steadfast champion for plant health and the Africa Phytosanitary Programme

With plant pests and diseases becoming more severe, causing significant crop production and economic losses worldwide, impacting food security and …

267) Nominations now open on the most pressing pest and disease challenges for specialty crops

The Minor Use Foundation (MUF) invites your input on the most pressing pest and disease challenges affecting specialty crops in …

268) IPPC Community / Countries / National Reporting Obligations / IPPC Monthly Pest Reporting Summary – September 2025

269) Plant health is planet health. CPM Chair urges integration of plant health in One Health during global One Health Congress

Cape Town, 20 September 2024. Plant health is vital to support the One Health framework, which addresses the prevention, control, …

270) CPM-18 delegates share country experiences in preventing the introduction and spread of banana Fusarium wilt disease

Rome, 17 April 2024. Plant health stakeholders, including representatives from National Plant Protection Organizations (NPPOs), the private sector, and academia …