311) Solenopsis invicta and S. richteri (Imported Fire Ant): APHIS Removes Doña Ana County in New Mexico from the Quarantined Area

For full report, please visit the NAPPO Phytosanitary Alert System (https://www.pestalerts.org).

312) CPM-18 builds momentum for robust global plant health systems

Rome, 24 April 2024. The 18th Session of the Commission of Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-18) concluded with applause to the plant …

313) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / Sea Containers / International workshop on pest risk mitigation of sea containers and their cargoes and the facilitation of international trade - defining the way forward

Background In 2022, the International Workshop on Reducing the Introduction of Pests through the Sea Container Pathway was held on …

314) SPOTLIGHT: IPPC e-learning courses

With a sea of training courses available online, it can be daunting to find one that specifically suits the needs …

315) IPPC Celebrates Adriana Gonçalves Moreira’s Inclusion in Forbes Agro 2024 List

Rome, 20 December 2024. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) proudly announces that Adriana Gonçalves Moreira has been named in …

316) Now available: Report of the May 2025 Standards Committee Meeting

The report of the IPPC Standards Committee meeting held in May 2025 is now available and accessible here.

317) Digital Technology in Plant Health and Trade: 2024 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) Region.

Rabat, Morocco, 5 August 2024: Today, the annual regional workshop among member countries of the Near East and North Africa …

318) How the IPPC’s Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation exercises boosted plant health in 2023

Rome, 31 January 2024. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat recorded significant milestones in advancing plant health in 2023. …

319) SPOTLIGHT: Leaving the old, embracing the new: Uganda’s success with ePhyto

Agriculture is the lifeblood of Uganda’s economy. Seven in 10 Ugandans are employed in agriculture. Agriculture is responsible for 24 …

320) Saving Guinea-Bissau’s crops and trade from pests: Plant health technicians trained in the use of modern pest prevention tools

Participants of the training workshop pose with Fatumata Djau Baldé, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Guinea-Bissau (second row, …