341) FAO Director-General calls for investments on plant health to ensure global food security

PRESS RELEASE. 17 March 2025, Rome. The plant health community gathers this week at the headquarters of the Food and …

342) Workshop on pest risk mitigation of sea containers happening in July

The IPPC Secretariat wishes to inform the plant health community of the upcoming international workshop on "Pest risk mitigation of …

343) Caribbean region actively engaged in the IPPC Regional Workshop

Rome, 30 August 2021. The 2021 IPPC Regional Workshop for the Caribbean was held virtually from 24 to 26 August …

344) Blog: Why plant health matters in the One Health approach

By Osama El-Lissy, IPPC Secretary

345) SPOTLIGHT: Know your job and be kind. Osama El-Lissy’s message as he retires from the IPPC

Osama El-Lissy is retiring as Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), an Article XIV body of FAO. He …

346) Language Review Group (LRG) versions of CPM-16 (2022) adopted standards now posted in Arabic (Ar), Chinese (Zh), Russian (Ru) and Spanish (Es)

All LRG reviewed documents are now available in Arabic (Ar), Chinese (Zh), Russian (Ru) and Spanish (Es), as listed below. …

347) IPPC Regional Workshop discussed plant health priority issues in Near East and North Africa

Rome, 10 August 2021. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Regional Workshop for the Near East and North Africa (NENA) …

348) Taking stock and planning for a responsive IPPC: Update from the CPM Bureau and Strategic Planning Group meetings

Rome, 22 October 2023. The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) Bureau and the Strategic Planning Group of the International Plant …

349) First G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting (Food and Water) held in Riyadh

Riyadh, 27 January 2020– The Presidency of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia hosted the first G20 Agriculture Deputies Meeting (ADM) on …

350) Core Activities / Cooperation between Standards & Implementation / IPPC Observatory / Blog: General surveys: Rethinking the design for better results

By Brent Larson