461) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / Trade facilitation

Trade facilitation - the simplification, modernization and harmonization of export and import processes - has emerged as an important issue …

462) Javier Trujillo Arriaga

With an academic background in Agronomy/Pest Management, Dr. Javier Trujillo Arriaga’s profession began in 1980 and was shaped within Mexico’s …

463) Standards Committee takes steps forward to streamline the standard setting process and implement the strategic framework

Rome, 21 September 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually on 14 and …

464) Commission / The Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM) / CPM Sessions / CPM 18 - 2024

The Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) extended an invitation to attend the 18th …

465) Resources / Online tools / IPPC Observatory / 2012 IPPC Observatory study on the Uses and Risks of Aquatic Plants

While aquatic plants have proven to be beneficial to ecosystems and to the economy, some species can become pests when …

466) Preparing countries to keep Fall Armyworm away from their territories

Rome, 13 September 2021. Fall Armyworm has already affected more than seventy countries worldwide and is now classified as a …

467) USDA declares April 2021 Invasive Plant Pest and Disease Awareness Month during the IYPH

Washington, 2 April 2021.The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared April 2021 as Invasive Plant Pest and Disease …

468) The annual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat for 2020 held at FAO-HQs in Rome

Rome, 24 February 2020 – The 2020 annual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held at FAO-HQs in Rome. The …

469) The 2019 IPPC National Reporting Obligations Workshop for the Near East and North Africa

IPPC ePhyto Project group members, host and funders. © IPPC Secretariat

470) IPPC urges stronger collaboration to protect plants from pests as 2023 regional workshops commence

Rome, 16 August 2023. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat, in conjunction with regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs), has …