311) Spotlight: Francisco Gutierrez from the Belize Agricultural Health Authority speaks about the importance of IPPC’s guides and training materials

As a spotlight feature for this month, we speak to Francisco Gutierrez, Technical Director of the Plant Health Department of …

312) IPPC Secretary Osama El-Lissy retires

Rome, 23 August 2024. Osama El-Lissy, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) retires on 31 August 2024.

313) 2024-05 Calls for experts for CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision of Food and Other Humanitarian Aid

The IPPC Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to participate in the CPM Focus Group on Safe Provision …

314) First finding of Contarinia sp. in Alstroemeria flower buds in a production greenhouse

Contarinia pseudotsugae (Douglas-fir needle midge) has been detected in two provinces (Limburg and Noord-Brabant) and Contarinia cuniculator has been detected …

315) Tomato yellow leaf curl virus (TYLCV) - first finding in The Netherlands

This report concerns the first official findings of TYLCV recorded in the Netherlands. TYLCV is listed as a harmful organism …

316) News & Calls / Calls & Deadlines / Calls for Standards / Calls for EWG and TP experts

Once the Standards Committee (SC) approves a specification and resources are identified to hold an expert working group (EWG) meeting, …

317) SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with John Hedley

Back in 1989, John Hedley was one of the pioneers who developed the first International Standard for Phytosanitary Measure (ISPM). …

318) Coming up: Webinar to launch One Health Community of Practice

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that as part of celebrating the International Day of Plant Health, FAO is …

319) Think before you click - Mitigating the risks of e-commerce to plant health

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320) 2024-07 – Call for information material for Commodity Standards

The call is for information materials for four commodity standards: