561) International Plant Health Conference in Helsinki is cancelled amid continued COVID-19 restrictions

Rome/Helsinki, 9 February 2021. On 2 February, representatives of member countries of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), contracting parties …

562) Theme of 2016 Annual Meeting for the IPPC Secretariat: Team and Cultural Building

The 2016 Annual meeting of the IPPC Secretariat was held on 22 January at the HQ-FAO in Rome, Italy. The …

563) Lessons learned and outlooks from the IPPC Secretariat annual meeting

Rome, 28 January 2021. Despite the undeniable difficulties and changes it posed, the strike of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 …

564) Now closed: 2024 IPPC consultation period for draft diagnostic protocols only

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is pleased to inform the plant health community that the additional consultation period …

565) Latin American Region successfully concluded its 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop

Rome, 21 October 2022. The 2022 IPPC Regional Workshop (RW) for Latin America was conducted from August 29 to September …

566) First detection of Spodoptera frugiperda (fall armyworm) in Torres Strait

Suspect fall armyworm was detected in pest specific traps on the islands of Saibai and Erub in Torres Strait in …

567) Standards / Adopted Standards (ISPMs)

Background International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPMs) are standards adopted by the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM), which is the …

568) Phytosanitary Certificate of Kuwait

A sample of the Phytosanitary Certificate of Kuwait written in both Arabic and English.

569) Core Activities / Implementation & Capacity Development / Implementation and Capacity Development Projects / Strengthening Plant Health Emergency Management Capacities project

Strengthening Plant Health Emergency Management Capacities project (OSRO/GLO/208/USA)

570) Strategic Objectives / Plant Health & Safe Trade / Sea Containers / International Symposium: Optimizing Container Design to Mitigate Risks of Pest Contamination in the International Containerized Supply Chain

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is supporting the Container Owners Association (COA), the World Shipping Council (WSC), and …