41) SPOTLIGHT: Setting the standard: the global efforts behind plant health protection

Plant pests are responsible for the loss of up to 40 percent of global food crops every year. International standards …

42) 2025 IPPC Regional Workshops

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce the IPPC Regional Workshops taking place from 18 August to 7 September 2025, …

43) IPPC Committee fast-tracks plant health standards implementation

Rome, 9 June 2025 - The Implementation and Capacity Development Committee (IC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met …

44) Spring’s Secret Ally: How the UN Helps Our Gardens Bloom

It’s May, and gardeners worldwide are back in the dirt. But while we’re deciding between cherry tomatoes and cucumbers, there’s …

45) 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 …

46) Is container shipping costing the Earth?

Widespread devastation caused by the ordinary workings of the container industry is literally costing the Earth in terms of environmental …

47) IPPC Global Workshop on Systems Approaches

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that the highly anticipated IPPC Global Workshop on Systems Approaches will take place …

48) Out now: June 2025 CPM Bureau report

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures …

49) SPOTLIGHT: Zimbabwe to combat plant pests with quarantine upgrades

Zimbabwe is upgrading its quarantine systems, constructing new border posts and inspection procedures, as new plant pests recently detected in …

50) 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 …