21) Is container shipping costing the Earth?

Widespread devastation caused by the ordinary workings of the container industry is literally costing the Earth in terms of environmental …

22) How climate change impacts plant health - and why it matters for One Health

Across the world, climate change is shifting the delicate balance that keeps plants – and everything they support - healthy. …

23) Centre of Excellence / Phytosanitary Systems / Contributed resources - PEST RISK ANALYSIS / PEST RISK ANALYSIS -Training materials of particular relevance to PRA

e-learning course on Pest Risk Analysis (Available in English)

24) SPOTLIGHT: What’s in a name? The Importance of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms

Rome, 24 October 2025. Language is more than a tool for communication; it is the pillar of plant health cooperation. …

25) EU Guidelines on minimum wording for Phytosanitary Certificate Additional Declaration regarding RNQPs

The EU would like to inform the IPPC community about the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2249, which amends …

26) EU Guidelines on minimum wording for Phytosanitary Certificate Additional Declaration regarding RNQPs

The EU would like to inform the IPPC community about the publication of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/2249, which amends …

27) Plant Health in the European Union

The European Union (EU) is composed of the following 28 member states: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, …

28) Assessing and advancing phytosanitary capabilities in targeted countries in eastern and southern Africa: a pathway to resilient agriculture is now available in French

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the French translation of the study “Assessing and advancing phytosanitary …

29) FAO and IPPC Equips 50 Crop Inspectors and Researchers to Strengthen Uganda’s Digital Pest Surveillance

10/10/2025

30) Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado beetle)

An outbreak of Colorado beetle larvae has been confirmed in a single potato field in Kent. Containment and eradication measures …