531) SPOTLIGHT: Q&A with John Hedley

Back in 1989, John Hedley was one of the pioneers who developed the first International Standard for Phytosanitary Measure (ISPM). …

532) SPOTLIGHT: Better safe than sorry: Nicaragua’s emergency plant protection efforts to curb Fusarium Tropical Race 4 (TR4) of banana

Detecting, preventing and responding to risks are vital aspects for managing the effects of harmful plant pests and diseases. Conversely, …

533) Now available: CPM Bureau April 2024 meeting report

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to announce that the meeting report of the CPM Bureau meeting, …

534) IPPC Standards Committee welcomes new members, lauds work of technical panels

Rome, 30 June 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually on 23-24 June …

535) Tomato brown rugose fruit virus pest report 2022

Report of an outbreak in a glasshouse facility in Yorkshire and the Humber region detected in 2022.

536) BLOG: Plant health standards and the safe delivery of food and humanitarian aid

By Leisongi Bulesulu and Sophie Peterson

537) Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation to strengthen Egypt's food security and agricultural trade

Cairo, 29 April 2024 – To enhance agricultural production, food safety and national phytosanitary capacity to prevent the introduction and …

538) Opinion: Plant resources threatened by pests and diseases

By: Osama El-Lissy and Nicola Spence

539) Call for discussion papers on the Field Inspection (2021-018) to ISPM 23 (Guidelines for inspection)

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is calling for discussion papers in preparation for the meeting of the Expert …

540) Now available: Translations of ISPMs and CPM Recommendation adopted by CPM-18

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant-health community that the four International Standards for …