621) IPPC Secretariat gets ready for key global biodiversity meetings leading up to the COP-15 of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Rome, 28 April 2021. The IPPC Secretariat has started preparations for the upcoming meetings organized by the Secretariat of the …

622) A fruitful high-level encounter between Nicaragua’s officials and the IPPC Secretariat

Rome, 13 February 2020 – The IPPC Secretary, Mr Jingyuan Xia, welcomed a delegation from Nicaragua composed of the Minister …

623) Prompting action towards an International Year of Plant Health in 2020

Plants account for over 80% of the human diet and are indispensable for food security. Healthy plants are also vital …

624) IPPC regional workshop in the Caribbean successfully concluded

Rome, 22 August. The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat and Regional Plant Protection Organizations of the Caribbean held their …

625) Call for Trainees for Phytosanitary Capacity Evaluation facilitators training course

The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) Secretariat is soliciting nominations for appropriately qualified experts to take part in:

626) Gregory Wolff

Gregory Wolff’s passion for plant health was inspired and developed in the 1990s by Dr. Avice Hall of the University …

627) 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 …

628) 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 …

629) China South-South Cooperation project helps the IPPC Secretariat facilitate phytosanitary capacity development work in 2019

Rome, 29 January 2020 The IPPC Secretariat has been implementing a global project on capacity development under the framework of …

630) IPPC forges partnership with COLEACP to improve food security

Rome, 19 November 2021. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), on behalf of the International Plant …