21) Call for experts for the Expert Working Group on Rhizoctonia theobromae

Rhizoctonia theobromae (Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae) has been identified by the Pest Outbreak and Alert Response Systems (POARS) as an emerging pest …

22) Work Area / CPM Focus Groups / CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid / 2025-11 Virtual Meeting FGSA

2025 NOVEMBER VIRTUAL MEETING OF THE CPM FOCUS GROUP ON ON SAFE PROVISION OF FOOD AND OTHER HUMANITARIAN AID

23) EU Plant Health Import Requirements

• Council Directive 2000/29/EC as amended sets out the restrictions and protective measures which aim to protect plant health within …

24) Deadline extended: Call for Proposals to host the 2026 International Day of Plant Health

The IPPC Secretariat will continue to receive proposals until 8 January 2026 for interested NPPOs and RPPOs to host the …

25) 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, …

26) Face-to-face meeting of the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) will …

27) Regional voices, global impact: Tackling plant health challenges together

Rome, 30 September 2025. From creating innovative pest surveillance tools to developing strategies to address the risk of pest spread …

28) E-learning course on “Emergency preparedness for plant pest outbreaks” now available in French

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the release of the French edition of the e-learning course “Emergency preparedness for …

29) 2025-10 IPPC Call for Experts – Expert Working Group - Safe provision of humanitarian aid in the phytosanitary context

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to establish an Expert Working Group …

30) Report of cherry leaf roll virus (Nepovirus avii) in Ontario, Canada / Rapport du virus de l'enroulement des feuilles du cerisier (Nepovirus avii) en Ontario, Canada

On September 29, 2025, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) confirmed the presence of cherry leaf roll virus (CLRV) (Nepovirus …