671) 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 …

672) Towards the International Year of Plant Health in 2020: the side event of the UN Climate Change Conference

The International Year of Plant Health (IYPH) 2020 will be presented as a side event at the twenty-fifth session of …

673) Strategic Planning Group deepens collaboration on global plant health

Rome, 22 September 2021. The Strategic Planning Group (SPG) concluded its tenth session yesterday with fruitful recommendations on key strategic …

674) Phyllosticta cavendishii (banana freckle) in the Northern Territory

In May 2022, Phyllosticta cavendishii was detected at a property in the Batchelor-Rum Jungle area in the Northern Territory on …

675) Phyllosticta cavendishii (banana freckle) in the Northern Territory

In May 2022, Phyllosticta cavendishii was detected at a property in the Batchelor-Rum Jungle area in the Northern Territory on …

676) Special Topic session on Trade Facilitation and eCommerce held at CPM-12 in Incheon Republic of Korea

At CPM-12, the IPPC Secretariat organized a Special Topic session covering the IPPC Recommendation on e-commerce and trade in plant …

677) Modernization of the International Standard for Phytosanitary Measures ISPM) 8 on Determination of Pest Status

In 2011, the Global Survey undertaken by the Implementation Review and Support System identified ISPM 8 on Determination of pest …

678) ZAMBIA ENTRY POINTS

Currently, the Plant Quarantine and Phytosanitary Service(PQPS) has positioned gazetted Plant Health Inspectors (PHIs)at entry/exit points with high plant and …

679) A Sea Change is Coming: Increased Collaboration between the International Maritime Organization and the IPPC Secretariat

18 November 2019, Rome – Sea containers and their cargoes are potential pathways for plant pests and diseases to spread …

680) The first informal briefing organized virtually to promote implementation of the IPPC work programme during the Covid-19 pandemic

Rome, 18 June 2020. The IPPC Secretariat organized its first informal briefing via ZOOM to IPPC National Plant Protection Organizations …