41) Regional voices, global impact: Tackling plant health challenges together

Rome, 30 September 2025. From creating innovative pest surveillance tools to developing strategies to address the risk of pest spread …

42) Egypt Hosts National Training under the Africa Phytosanitary Programme (APP) to Strengthen Plant Health and Trade

Cairo, Egypt - The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), …

43) SPOTLIGHT: What’s in a name? The Importance of the Glossary of Phytosanitary Terms

Rome, 24 October 2025. Language is more than a tool for communication; it is the pillar of plant health cooperation. …

44) Enhancing local capacity for digital surveillance of key quarantine pests in Zimbabwe

FAO, IPPC, Zimbabwe government host training to strengthen the country’s capacity to protect plant resources and facilitate trade

45) EU Plant Health Import Requirements

• Council Directive 2000/29/EC as amended sets out the restrictions and protective measures which aim to protect plant health within …

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

By Enrico Perotti, IPPC Secretary

47) FAO, IPPC call for global adoption of ePhyto to boost plant trade

At the World Trade Organization Public Forum, FAO and IPPC champion the ePhyto Solution, a paperless, borderless system transforming trade …

48) Two new diagnostic protocols adopted to strengthen plant pest detection

Rome, 27 August 2025. Two new diagnostic protocols (DP) have been adopted under the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) to …

49) CPM-20 will take place from 9 -13 March 2026 at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy.

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to announce that invitations for the Twentieth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM-20) …

50) IPPC Community / Countries / National Reporting Obligations / IPPC Monthly Pest Reporting Summary November – December 2025