591) SPOTLIGHT: Know your job and be kind. Osama El-Lissy’s message as he retires from the IPPC

Osama El-Lissy is retiring as Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC), an Article XIV body of FAO. He …

592) The FAO Council endorses the establishment of an International Day of Plant Health

Rome, 2 December 2020 - As the international community continues to observe the International Year of Plant Health (IYPH), the …

593) Experts meet virtually to begin the development of new guidance materials which will help with the implementation of plant health standards

e-Learning on Pest Risk Analysis (2020-002) and e-Learning on phytosanitary export certification systems (2020-003): Both of these working groups met …

594) Regional plant protection organizations strategize to improve plant health and collaboration

Rome, 31 October 2023: Regional plant protection organizations (RPPOs) successfully held the 35th annual Technical Consultation among RPPOs (TC-RPPO) from …

595) Approved arrangements for nursery stock and tissue cultures from countries with a higher risk of Xylella fastidiosa (Pierce’s disease)

Nursery stock from regions and countries with a high risk of Xylella spp. must be produced through a National Plant …

596) Commission / Standards Committee (SC) / Technical panels (TPs) / Technical Panel on Commodity Standards (TPCS)

597) First UK finding of Plasmopara halstedii

Outdoor plot of cv Galilee Adami where 120,000 seeds were sown on a plot of 5 ha. Germination was stated …

598) May 2015: Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a regulated pest under the Plant Protection Act.

Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA) is a regulated pest under the Plant Protection Act.

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600) The first 2022 face-to-face EWG meeting is ready to draft a new annex to the International Standard on International movement of wood!

13 June 2022, Vancouver - The IPPC Expert Working Group (EWG) is slated to meet from 13 to 17 June …