551) IPPC Standards Committee advances with international standards for plant health at its November meeting

Rome, 19 November 2021. The Standards Committee (SC) of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) met virtually from 15 to …

552) About / Core Activities / Standard setting / Language versions / Language Review Groups (LRGs) / LRG reviewed adopted standards by CPM-17 (2023), for CPM-18 (April 2024) to note

Following adoption by CPM-17 (March 2023), the four adopted international standards were reviewed by the LRG and FAO-Translation services in …

553) Cryphonectria parasitica (chestnut blight) in Victoria

In 2010 Chestnut blight was detected at two properties in Eurobin, Victoria with subsequent detections made in Eurobin in the …

554) Cryphonectria parasitica (chestnut blight) in Victoria

In 2010 Chestnut blight was detected at two properties in Eurobin, Victoria with subsequent detections made in Eurobin in the …

555) 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 …

556) Teamwork Award from FAO-AG Department to IPPC-IAEA Joint Team on the Fruit Fly Standards

On 26 January 2017 an award for exceptional teamwork was conferred on the cross-UN agency team consisting of staff from …

557) About / Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Implementation and Capacity Development Projects / COMESA Trade Facilitation Project

FAO support to COMESA trade facilitation programme (GCP/INT/387/COM)

558) The effective role of remote sensing in detecting pests and supporting plant health surveillance

Rome, 2 November 2021 – A webinar on the use of remote sensing technologies to support plant health surveillance activities …

559) Facilitating trade without compromising human, plant and animal health - Highlights from the Border Agency Cooperation Workshop in South Africa

16 November 2018, Cape Town - The 2017 landmark World Trade Organization’s (WTO) Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) seeks to facilitate …

560) Fall Armyworm, a global threat to prevent: New webinar series kicked off

Rome, 28 October 2021. Fall armyworm’s inexorable spread has become a global concern. This transboundary pest is now affecting more …