41) BLOG: To end global hunger, more robust efforts are needed to protect plants

By Sarah Brunel, IPPC Secretariat Officer-in-charge and Team Lead, Implementation and Facilitation Unit

42) 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 …

43) Out now: June 2025 IPPC Financial Committee report

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the IPPC Financial Committee meeting, …

44) 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 …

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) 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 …

47) Out now: September 2025 CPM Bureau meeting report

The IPPC Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the report of the CPM Bureau virtual meeting, …

48) 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 …

49) Enrico Perotti appointed as new Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention

Rome, 15 October 2025. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has appointed Dr. Enrico Perotti as …

50) International Day of Plant Health 2025: Celebrating the vital role of plants in One Health

San Salvador, 12 May 2025. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the International Plant Protection …