31) Call for Experts for the Steering Group of the Pest Outbreak Alert and Response System (POARS)

Background

32) Launch of IPPC simulation game on pest prevention and response

Rome, 22 October 2025. In a move to revolutionize plant health training, the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and …

33) BLOG: Why we need strong biosecurity systems to transform agrifood systems

By Enrico Perotti, IPPC Secretary

34) Draft standards on banana and fresh taro approved for stakeholder consultation

Rome, 28 July 2025. Two draft standards in the trade of banana (Musa spp.) and fresh taro (Colocasia esculenta) have …

35) 2025-05 IPPC Call for Experts – Technical Panel on Diagnostic Protocols - Virologist

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for an appropriately qualified expert in Virology for the Technical …

36) Work Area / Technical Panels Work Area / Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS) / 2025 TPCS December - Rome, Italy

WELCOME TO THE DECEMBER 2025 TPCS MEETING WORK AREA PAGE!

37) Plant health officers in Europe commend the IPPC Plant Health Campus as a vital learning tool

Delegates from European Union Member States and their partner organizations attending the Working Party of Chief Plant Health Officers (CPHOs) …

38) Landmark IPPC project put African countries on the path for better trade

Rome, 17 July 2025. African countries are poised to capitalize from a landmark trade and quarantine project, which provided countries …

39) IPPC highlights progress in key priority areas on plant health

19 March 2025, Rome. As the Nineteenth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-19) goes underway, major progress was …

40) 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 …